substitution question

[Rick Durkee]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

If a player is ordered to leave the game because he's bleeding, the coach can use a timeout before sending in a sub.

Once a sub enters the game, the replaced player cannot re-enter the game until time runs off the clock, under any circumstances.

What if a subsequent foul caused there to be only 4 elegible players. Should we allow the player who just left the game to re-enter even if there was not a clock start, or should we make the player wait until after a clock start?