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Could the official have simply ignored the "slap" and let Team B recover and inbound the ball? After all, the clock was presumably still running, so the game itself is not really being delayed, just B's throw-in. I would probably have let the clock keep running and decide when to start my 5-second throw-in count, then when I got a chance mentioned to the player to not slap the ball after it goes through. In that situation, it seems to me the intent of the rule is more to prevent the opposing team from gaining an advantage by giving them a few extra seconds to set up on defense. Since B put themselves at a disadvantage, unless the ball goes well off the court and the ref really HAS to blow his whistle, why issue a warning?
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