Horn on FT - delayed violation?

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by bgtg19
The other thread ("New Interpretation") reminds me of a discussion we had in our area. This is the scenario. A1 is at the FT line to shoot one shot after a made basket and foul. After the ball is in A1's hands, the horn sounds as B6 reports to the scorer's table. Seeing that A1 is disconcerted by the horn, the lead steps into the lane to take back the ball, reset, and start the FT process again.

At this point where the lead stepped in, the FT is ended. The lead should have blown the whistle but didn't. Call it an "inadvertant no-call" So when B1 steps out of his spot, it's not a violation, because the FT had already ended. Therefore there is no reason to give the original shot plus a replacement shot if the first one is not made. Whatever happens next, the next shot opportunity is already the replacement.

I think this is the only reasonable interp of what happened. The horn shouldn't have sounded, the whistle should have blown, but these are official's errors and should not be held against players.