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Originally Posted by Hartsy
I know this was shown to be wrong in another post, and I know the OP ultimately confirmed that the ball had been released on the try when the contact by B2 occurred, but I think it's important to directly quote Hartsy as incorrect. If A1 has begun the habitual motion and the defense commits a foul before the ball is released, A1 still gets continuous motion. Continuous motion, though applied to a foul on the shooter 99% of the time, does not have to result solely from a foul on the shooter. Any defender who commits a foul (including a technical foul) can activate the provision of continuous motion. This is a basic concept and it's disappointing to see it articulated incorrectly in this forum.
I read here a lot and talk rules with other officials quite a bit. I don't recall ever seeing or hearing that continuous motion applies as you describe. Looks like I have some research to do. Anyone else care to chime in? Thankfully, as you say, this is a very rare event.
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Any foul by the DEFENSE does not take away a shot attempt (whether or not the ball has been released yet).
A foul by the offense (NOT THE SHOOTER) would NOT take away a shot IF the ball has been released.
This may be rare but it happens about once a year for me (that's about 1 in 30-40 games). Usually its a defender running through a screen or an illegal screen away from the ball.