Resumption of play following a time-out

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
It's a violation b/c, in order to become the FT shooter, one of the players will have to break the plane of the 3-point arc in order to enter the FT circle. 9-1-8. Yeah, I'm stretching it a little, but not much.

No need to stretch. Casebook play 9.1.7 gives the rationale- "After the ball is placed at the disposal of the free thrower,he/she is not permitted to leave or enter the free-throw semicircle without violating,until restrictions are ended". It gives rule 9-1-7PENALTY1 as the reference. Of course, the violation that Chuck referenced in 9-1-8 should technically be called first if the FT shooter is outside the arc when the ball is placed on the floor.