I'm a bit confused on this. If the player signaled the timeout and it was granted then why is this considered an injury timeout? Is there a rule/case reference?
If this had happened in one of my games (Not having read this thread), I would have granted the player timeout. When only 4 players returned, I would have asked the coach for his 5th player. Upon hearing that his 5th player was injured, I would have notified him of his option to either take a timeout or start the replacement interval. It sounds like this is wrong?
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