I was working a men's league game yesterday and the white team had only six players. I discovered that a player from the white team who was about to shoot a free throw had blood running down his arm. White chose to take a timeout. During the timeout, a player from black lamented that it was too bad that white had only six players because if the bleeding player was unable to continue and there were more than one substitute for white then black would get to choose the replacement shooter. I told him that wasn't really the rule. He informed me that it was and that after the game he would show me the rule in the rulebook, although, he didn't specify how long after the game. I guess I'll just have to be patient.

I am just curious whether it was ever a rule that the opposing team chose a replacement free thrower? While I am pretty sure that I don't remember any such rule, it doesn't seem completely without merit as a way to deter fake injuries.

Rick

It is up to the injured player's coach who is substituted at that point.

And the substitute is to shoot the free throws.

It is, I think, the NBA rule.

Injured player can't shoot, then sub shoots FTs, no sub then any teammate as selected by coach or capt shoots.

R 8-2

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I am sorry. I guess I should have made myself more clear and stop trying to be funny. I know the current rule. I was just wondering if there is any historical basis for the player's comments, or whether it has always been a myth. Thank you bob for the comment about he NBA rule.

Rick

Is the men's league playing NFHS rules? Often these leagues play different rules or "hybrid" rules taken from different levels of play. If it is high school rules, the coach or captain of the injured player's team picks the sub.

NFHS rules without exceptions.