Misinformation?

[Kevzebra]

Originally Posted by Rev.Ref63

I recently received information from a fellow official that a new rule was added this year which states that, following a basket by (A), a timeout cannot be granted to (A) after (B) is in possession of the ball prior to the throw-in. I have not found any rule or case that references this situation.

You have to also allow for a little "lag time" between the time the coach (or player) asks for the TO and when it is granted. It may take a second or two to make sure you have a valid TO request from the proper person! So in effect the player could have the ball OB and be passing it and the whistle blow, with the request coming before the ball was even out of bounds. Something to think about!