3 second violation

JLC · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 15, 2002, 08:22am

Is the 3 second count still suspended if a player in the lane is making a move to the basket, or has that rule been changed?

ChuckElias · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 15, 2002, 09:23am

That has not changed. The change made this year is in regard to the continuation of the 3-second count during an interrupted dribble.

Chuck

JLC · #3 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 15, 2002, 02:36pm

I knew that was the change this year, but I was talking to a friend who is an official, and he said that this rule was changed a few years ago. He says you get 3 seconds no matter what. I disagreed. I was under the impression the rule was still the count was suspended if the player was making a move toward the basket.

[Edited by JLC on Oct 15th, 2002 at 02:38 PM]