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Originally Posted by ReffingAce
So the rim has no bearing on this play? Looked through casebook and couldn't find anything directly involving the rim. Treat it the same as sides/top/bottom of backboard and the need for another player to touch the ball 1st in some form or fashion? Was one of those rare bounces defying physics that night...
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Correct. The ball touching the rim doesn't cause the violation or end the throw-in and its rules. It would be a violation if, before the throw-in ended, (a) the ball entered the basket or (b) it became lodged between the backboard and rim or came to rest on the flange.