[Mregor]

Originally posted by Nevadaref
Mregor, A couple of things you stated aren't precisely right.

Unless this player's team takes a time-out which will allow him to remain in the game. Also, if no substitutes are available, any teammate may shoot the free throws.

Your terminology is causing confusion here. The NFHS rule is that once a player leaves the game he must wait until the next opportunity to substitute after the clock has properly started before he can re-enter.

If A1 is fouled, but injured and is replaced by A6 and A6 shoots the free throws, A6 may be removed from the game immediately after the last free throw, if it is successful. There is no requirement that the substitute shooter, A6, must wait for the clock to start before leaving the game. The restriction is only on re-entering, not on exiting.

PS
I am told that the NBA rule is the opposite of the high school/ NCAA rule. In the NBA a player once in the game must play for a tick of the clock.

I am fully aware of allowing the player to say in the game with a time out. The original question related to a player faking an injury to allow a better free throw shooter to attempt the free throws so I did not feel the need to mention it because that would negate the intent of the faking.

On the second part, yeah I after reading it again, I didn't convey in words what I was thinking. What I was referring to is that if indeed A1 was faking an injury to get a better shooter, A6, to attempt his/her free throws, that A1 could not immediately return after the last free throw. In that case, the clock would have to start before A6 could now be replaced by the original A1 player who had faked the injury. Hope that clears it up.

Mregor