Inadvertent Kick on Throw In

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

As long as it goes off his foot and next hits inbounds, it's nothing.

Imo I think you have to judge whether it was a throw-in pass or a fumble. Both the NFHS and NCAA use similar language for a legal throw-in. They both say that the thrower has to release the ball on a pass directly into the court. If you judged that the thrower intended to kick the ball into the court, I'd agree it was nothing. If you instead judged that the the thrower inadvertantly kicked the ball, I'd go with Nevada's ruling.

But that's just me.