Thanks Chuck,
Actually, that is the way I understood the rule. However, this past weekend I was working with a veteran official who I highly respect and we had that very situation happen (throw in violation from sideline). He explained to me that the ball only goes back to the original spot from the baseline. Being a first year official, I shook my head and replied "Wow, I guess I learned something new today"... maybe I didn't. I'm heading to the rule book to do some digging now.
Regards,
RR
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