Here's another case book play dealing with the ball hitting an official during a throw-in.
233. Following a successful field goal by Team B, Player A1 attempts a throw-in to Player A2. The pass hits an official who is:
(1) standing out-of-bounds, or (2) standing in-bounds.
What is the ruling?
(1) Violation. The ball is awarded to Team B because of Player A1’s failure to pass the ball directly in-bounds. Team B will be awarded the ball at the original spot of the throw-in.
(2) Ball remains in play.
RULE 8 - SECTION III - f
I'd imagine this is meant to be used in situations where there's a bad pass that doesn't hit the administering official...think a throw-in on the baseline hitting the trail official. I view that as different than the administering official striking the ball accidentally while swinging a count.
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