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Originally Posted by NICK
Where? Show me the rule. Have refereed to FIBA rules for over 30 years, I am quite sure of my reply.
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Let me see if I can find that anywhere...
17.3.1 The player taking the throw-in shall not:
Take more than five (5) seconds to release the ball.
Step into the playing court while having the ball in his hand(s).
Cause the ball to touch out-of-bounds, after it has been released on the throw-in.
Touch the ball on the playing court before it has touched another player.
Cause the ball to enter the basket directly.
Move from the designated throw-in place behind the boundary line, other than from his teams endline after a successful field goal or a successful last free throw, laterally in one (1) or in both directions, exceeding a total distance of one (1) m before releasing the ball. He is, however, permitted to move directly back-wards from the boundary line as far as circumstances allow.
Seems like I read this recently...