Intentional Foul

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by surehands

Before the jump ball ...

Originally Posted by rbruno

Feels like it should be a technical foul since the ball is dead.

Agree.

Depends on how "loose" or "strict" the word "before" was used (did it mean before the jump ball ended). If before is truly before the jump ball begins (could be during player introductions), it's a dead ball.

Jump ball becomes live when the toss leaves the official hand, so anything between that and the jump ball ending (touched ball contacts a non-jumper, official, floor, basket, or backboard) is a live ball.

Only difference I can think of between a live ball and dead ball here (other than how it gets marked in the scorebook) is who shoots the free throws, B5, or any Team B member.