[Adam]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

17.3.1 A player taking a throw-in shall not:

• Take more than five (5) seconds to release the ball.
• Step into the playing court while having the ball in his hand(s).
• Cause the ball to touch out-of-bounds, after it has been released on the throwin.• Touch the ball on the playing court before it has touched another player.
• Cause the ball to enter the basket directly.
• Move a total distance from the designated throw-in place, laterally in one or in both directions, to exceed a total of one (1) metre before or while releasing the ball. He is, however, permitted to move directly backwards from the line as far as circumstances allow.

Thanks.
As sseltser notes, the key is "after it has been released on the throwin."