Official Handle the Ball

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally posted by ckrct5
During a game, when is the official required or mandated by the rules to handle the ball? (tip, free throws, after TO)

I was under the impression that when a basket was made by your opponent that your inbounder could immediately retrieve the ball and inbound it without the official having to hand it to your inbounder.

Thanks

Your impression is correct. However, if said basket is a free throw, and there is a sub waiting at the table to check in, the official should promptly sound the whistle and allow the sub to enter. In this instance, the official would handle the ball during hte substitution, but once he administers the throw in, the thrower may still run the baseline.