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Originally Posted by Huntin' Ref
Is blowing your whistle the same as granting the timeout? Timeouts must be "granted" could you simply go inadvertant whistle and start the free throw again? Obviously, the reason you blew the whistle was to grant the TO but this is a good learning opportunity for all of us. In 5.8.3 it specifically says if a time out is "requested and erroneously granted" so is blowing the whistle basically also granting the timeout?
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By rule, no. By case play ... still no. You can't IW and FT. Once you blew it (IW), you now have to take the TO.
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