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Originally posted by Marty Rogers
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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
What if B1 went up to block and pulled his hand down at the horn sound? You know that time didn't expire, but B played to the horn and stopped. Are you now penalizing them if the bucket counts?
Just trying to make it interesting 
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If this happens (which is unlikely), too bad.
The horn doesn't make the ball dead.
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It does when the clock is properly operated.
Rule 2 Officials and Their Duties
SECTION 12 TIMERS' DUTIES
ART. 7 . . . Indicate by signal the expiration of playing time in each quarter or extra period. This signal terminates player activity. If a supplementary red light is used, the timers' signal is the official expiration of playing time.
A horn for a shot clock does not terminate player activity - play to the whistle. an end of period horn does terminate player activity. This is back to my favorite old discussion about an inadvertent end of period horn - is it the same as an inadvertent whistle? I say yes, many others say no.