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Originally Posted by Snaqwells
Hmmm. If a bench player enters the game during a live ball, isn't that player now a legal player? 3-3-3
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No, the definition of a player is one of the five team members LEGALLY on the court during playing time. A team member entering illegally wouldn't meet that standard.
What you are referring to is the provision that makes a team member a legal player once the ball becomes live, if there had been some sort of illegal substitution during a dead ball period.
It is two very different situations and 3-3-3 is only applicable to the latter.