Case Book 9-9-1 Sit. D

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by rfp

Why isn't this covered by the exception allowing the defending team to make a defensive play which would otherwise result in a backcourt violation?

That's the purpuse of the ruling - the exception would apply only to B1, because the exception only applies during a throw-in. Since B1 tipped it, the throw-in is over, and thus, the throw-in exception is over.