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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
Which means it should also be basket interference when a player dunks and the ball hits off his own head and goes back up through the ring.
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Would this not fall under the exception in Section 6? The rules don't specifically address this exact scenario as far as I can tell, but I could argue that the spirit and intent of the rule is that the occasional situation that the ball touches the player's head before passing completely through the basket on a dunk is not basket interference.
Also, why would "going back up through the ring" have any impact? If you are calling offensive basket interference, would it not be for the player touching the ball the ball is on or within either basket?
EXCEPTION: In Arts. 1 or 2, if a player has his/her hand legally in contact with the ball, it is
not a violation if such contact with the ball continues after it enters a basket cylinder or if in such
action, the player touches the basket. Dunking or stuffing is legal and is not basket interference.