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Originally Posted by BktBallRef
If the ball passes over the backboard from either side, it is OOB.
7-1-2
The ball is out of bounds:
b. When it passes over a rectangular backboard.
7.1.2 SITUATION A: The ball strikes the side edge or top edge of the backboard or passes over the top of the backboard and the ball: (a) came from a throw-in from behind the plane of the backboard; or (b) from a pass or try from the front or back of the plane of the backboard. The ball does not touch any supporting brace. RULING: If a fan-shaped backboard is being used in (a) and in (b), the ball remains live. If a rectangular backboard is used in (a), the ball remains live after touching the side edge, but it is a violation if it passes directly over the backboard. In (b), the ball remains live if it touches a side edge or the top edge if it rebounds and comes down in front of the backboard. The ball becomes dead if it passes over the top of a rectangular backboard regardless of the action which causes it to pass over or whether it comes from the front or back of the plane.
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Let me try again. In the "situation: part marked in red, it says that the pass or try may be attempted from the front or back of the backboard. Therefore, there is definitely a front and a back. In the "ruling" part marked in red, it says that the ball remains live if it comes down in front of the backboard.
It would be impossible for a pass or try attempted from behind the backboard to touch the top and come down in front of the backboard without passing over the backboard. since it does not come down in front of the backboard does that make this play illegal? Which contradicts most posters opinions.