Why isn't it OoB?...

[JohnBark]

i'm a newbie again after about a 10 year lay off. a quick and interesting question, i wanted to ask you veterans.

A1 is OB and about to throw-in the ball. A1 reach with the ball inbounds, thus breaking the plane. why isn't it a volation on A1 for the player (A1) being out of bounds and the ball being awarded to Team B for A1 being out of bounds while holding the ball?

is it because the ball is dead and not yet a live ball?

thanks!