Free-Throw Violation?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by SteveM
"If the FT shooter fumbles the ball forward and a player on the lane line then simply passes the ball back to him, and neither of those players at any time broke the plane of their respective restraining lines- FT line and lane line-,is there a rule in the book saying that any of that was actually illegal too?"

Wouldn't you use 9.1.1 in this situation as well?

Uh, yeah. But do we really have to use 9.1.1 in this case if no violation is actually committed? That's the question.