Throw-in hits basket

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BigCat

... it rebounds to players hands, then whistle ...

I think that I see the problem. In my opinion the ball is already dead when the whistle is sounded, dead in error, but it's still dead.

Basketball Rules Fundamentals 16. The official’s whistle seldom causes the ball to become dead (it is already dead).

7-7 The ball becomes dead, or remains dead, when:
ART. 5 An official’s whistle is blown
ART. 9 A violation, as in 9-2 through 13, occurs

Are you saying that it was the whistle that caused the ball to became dead, not the violation because the violation was called in error?

If so, that's an interesting take.

I'd like to see some more discussion regarding such.