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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
In days of old.....
Before the 3-point arc, anyone not on a lane line had to stand behind the freethrow line extended to the sideline and outside the FT semi-circle.
And way back...iirc...they could stand below the freethrow line but had to stay some set distance from the lane line...like around 6' behind the end of the lane space. I could be wrong on that one.
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Not sure when the change was made, but the 3 ft 'spaces' actually included the semi-circle and it was legal to stand there. Or anywhere as long as you were 6 ft [it may have been less] behind those lined up on the lane line.