Player Assisted ...

[Mike Goodwin]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

It says teammate or bench personnel, I wonder if a player with the ball can’t be assisted by opponents or opponents bench personnel (safety issue) who are out of bounds, or fans, or photographers, or officials, or cheerleaders, or police officers in the corners?

BillyMac: Book Rule 7-1-1 begins "A player is out of bounds when the player touches the floor, any object, or gains an advantage by contacting, or being contacted by, a player/person, on or outside a boundary..." [emphasis added]

Casebook play 7.1.1 Situation A has A1 out of bounds if gaining an advantage from any / all of the people in your above question.