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Originally Posted by Scooby
So the question is if she could have cleaned up within the injury time out could she have stayed in the game without B's coach taking a time out?
Rule 3-4-7 says the player must leave the game unless the the players coach is granted a TO.
Are there exceptions? If you see blood on a player heading off the court for half time would she have to sit the beginning the the 3rd quarter (seems harsh)?
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Obviously, the coach does not get EXTRA time.
But if play is already stopped for another reason (in this case the injury) and the situation can be corrected before play resumes then why wouldn't you allow the player to stay in the game?
And of course, a player would be able to play at the beginning of the 3rd quarter in the situation above.
Sometimes common sense is your friend.
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