Going OOB Question...

[Adam]

I'm letting this one go; momentum is an authorized reason. You going to consider saving a ball an unauthorized reason if they weren't forced out.

[Nevadaref]

PLAYER OUT OF BOUNDS – LEAVING THE COURT
9.3.2 SITUATION A: A1 receives a pass while in the restricted area of the lane. A1 passes the ball to A2 outside the three-point line. In order to get the three-second count stopped, A1 steps directly out of bounds under A's basket. RULING: A1 is charged with a violation for leaving the court for an unauthorized reason. (9-7)

[Back In The Saddle]

I'm going to bring this up again to see if the brain trust's thoughs on this have changed at all. Both BamaRef and I have brought this up before and found ourselves outside the majority opinion.

We have a school in our region that runs a set play where a player will run toward the baseline, leap out of bounds, and pass off to an open teammate across the key while in the air out of bounds. This play was recently discussed in our association meeting, and he and I just kind of smiled to each other and waited to see what the outcome would be.

I'm inferring from NevadaRef's posted response he believes the OP's situation is a violation. Would it be any less of a violation if the person leaving the floor were anywhere other than in the paint before leaving the floor?