Intentionally missing a free throw ?
the player's team is 3 points down but he is fouled. he converts the first free throw than on the second one without any intent of making it he just throws the ball to the rim with power and the ball bounces right back to him.
is that a violation? Maybe in Europe it is, but what about NBA ? Thanks |
i'd call it a good play. long as it hits the rim and ft shooter doesn't cross the line before it hits why would it be against the rules
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I don't know about NBA, but in NFHS it's legal. Extremely tricky, but legal.
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No violation under NBA Rules
RULE NO. 9—FREE THROWS AND PENALTIES Section I—Positions and Violations a. When a free throw is awarded, an official shall put the ball in play by placing it at the disposal of the free throw shooter. The shooter shall be above the free throw line and within the upper half of the free throw circle. He shall attempt the free throw within 10 seconds in such a way that the ball enters the basket or touches the ring. NBA Casebook 126. While attempting a free throw, Player A1 throws the ball extremely hard toward the basket in an attempt to deliberately miss the shot and gain possession. Is this legal? Yes. The ball must make contact with the basket ring and all free throw provisions must be observed for this to be a legal play. RULE 9 - SECTION I - b |
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Just a few weeks ago, a partner told me he had a kid do this successfully (throw the ball off the rim on a free throw, catch it and immediately put it back in) to tie the game with just a few seconds left, but he had to disallow it on a violation because the shooter went over the line just a split second early. My partner said his call was really an "automatic reaction". He said he blew the whistle just as the ball was hitting the rim but the kid continued with the play because it all happened so fast.
I asked him if he called the violation just to try to avoid an OT. He just smiled, not to mean that's what happened, but to recognize that it was me asking the question. |
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