inbound pass hits backboard

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

From how I read this, it's not necessarily correct. If it was thrown directly from the side, I agree. But if was thrown from any position in front of the backboard, then I disagree.

How could the ball be thrown or hit in front of the backboard? From the OP, the throw-in was from the throwing team's backcourt and hit the closest backboard--the opponent's. That's phyically impossible unless the thrower can pitch a helluva curveball.

I believe SamIAm maybe is referring to the play where an endline throw-in hits the bottom of the closest backboard. There was a case play that came out years ago that said that if the throw-in dropped straight down or went out into the court, it was legal...but if it rebounded back towards the endine, it must have hit the back of the backboard and thus was a violation.