count the basket or not?

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by JRutledge
that Bobby Knight and Teddy Valentine got into? I know that they NCAA changed the rule because of it, but what about the NF rule. I think that the ball does not count. But I need to look this up further to see for certain.

Nope, the case you are thinking of had to do with a
player yanking down the ring & potentially causing
a shot to miss. It is found in 4-4-2:

"Basket interference also occurs when a movable basket
ring is pulled down by a player so that it contacts the
ball before the ring returns to its original position."

(Recall BI was only the call if the basket or ball was
touched while the ball was in or on the basket.)

Knight swore 2 points should be awarded, Valentine et al
had it right but this rule was added the following
year.