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Originally Posted by Upward ref
i'll settle for half right ! don't worry i'm going straight to my rule books after this ; a live ball and the clock not running ?
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Whether the clock is running or not has no effect on whether the ball is live. For example:
The ball is tossed by the referee to start the game. The ball is live, the clock does not start until the ball is legally touched.
A shot is in the air when a foul is whistled. The ball is live, the clock stopped when the whistle was blown.
After a timeout, A1 has the ball for a throw-in. The ball is live, the clock does not start until the ball is legally touched after it's been released by the thrower.
A shot is in the air when the horn sounds. The ball is live, the clock stopped when the horn sounded.