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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
As APG implies, the direction of the ball doesn't matter once any part of the ball is over the rim. It is BI if it is going up or down. It is BI if it has hit the backboard or rim or neither. Being over the rim makes the ball untouchable (and it doesn't even have to be a try).
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Small note, this is goaltending violation either way under NBA rules...if the defense commmits what we'd call BI under NFHS/NCAA rules, it's still called a goaltend. BI is committed by the offense. Not really a huge point. 
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