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Originally Posted by HokiePaul
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?
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I say going back through the ring b/c that's what happens when a player dunks on his own head. No one pays attention otherwise. We've seen plenty of videos over the years where a player dunks and hits his own head the ball comes back up through the hoop.
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Originally Posted by HokiePaul
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.
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.
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Since players don't dunk with their heads, I don't think the exception applies. The exception is to allow a player to put his hand(s) in and contact the basket when he dunks.