[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

(NOTE: the subsections which wouldn't apply to the play have been removed)

A Player Shall Not:
a. Touch the ball or the basket ring when the ball is using the basket ring as its lower base or hang on the rim while the ball is passing through.
EXCEPTION: If a player near his own basket has his hand legally in contact with the ball, it is not a violation if his contact with the ball continues after the ball enters the cylinder, or if, in such action, he touches the basket. (i.e., the rule that makes dunking legal)
b. Touch any ball from within the playing area when it is above the basket ring and within the imaginary cylinder.
c. During a field goal attempt, touch a ball, which has a chance to score, after it has touched any part of the backboard above ring level, whether the ball is considered on its upward or downward flight.
i. Touch the rim, net or ball while the ball is in the net, preventing it from clearing the basket.

Well, if that is the NBA rule, they either have a very convoluted definition of "within the imaginary cylinder" or they miss a lot of basket interference calls.