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Originally Posted by luvhoops
If a player jumps from behind the 3-point line and dunks the ball, how many points are awarded ... what about dunking a free throw?
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Three points for field goal. Why not (other than the rules of biology and physics)?
Illegal for free throw.
9-1: The free thrower shall not have either foot beyond the vertical plane of the
edge of the free-throw line which is farther from the basket or the free throw
semicircle line ... The restrictions in 9-1-3b through g apply until the ball touches the
ring or backboard or until the free throw ends.
However, this may be legal for dunking a free throw:
