Putting time back on the clock

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Timer Dave

And sometimes you don't get a whistle until the ball has bounced out of bounds a couple of times, and I stop the clock on the first bounce before the whistle (which I believe I'm allowed to do).

No, you're not.

You're only authorized to start the clock without indication if the official forgets to do so...such as after a missed free throw or throw-in where the ball is clearly inbounds and no indication has been made to start the clock.