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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman
They do it in basketball before a free throw. I don't know in that case whether there's a point beyond which the time out call is not recognized.
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On a free throw, while the official is holding the ball it is still a dead ball, and a timeout can be called by either team.
Once the ball is at the disposal of the shooter it is now technically a live ball and a timeout can not be called.