Another Basketball Question from a Baseball Guy

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Striker991

I have seen this more than once now, so it's clear that I probably don't understand the rule. Player A fakes a shot so Player B jumps up to block the shot and lands on Player A. Player A then immediately takes a shot and it goes in. Ref counts the basket. Why? The foul occurred before the shot; I don't understand why the shot would count. I'm not arguing the foul, it is obvious, but if the foul occurs before the shot, no basket, or so I think....

Please help me better understand this situation.

If player A begins his/her "habitual shooting motion" before the foul, then s/he is allowed to finish the motion and the try counts.