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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
Backcourt violations have 2 exceptions for defensive players--stealing a pass and stealing a throw-in. But since a throw-in ends once it is legally touched the interp was written as if it would now be a violation because the throw-in ended. But the interp forgets that the tip does not change the fact that it is still a defensive steal of a pass.
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The defensive element of this play was written and was intended to not apply to a throwin related situation but when one team has control of the ball inbounds. The defense is not affected by such tips in those cases as team control for the other team persists until B actually catches the ball.