Timer's error

[Hawks Coach]

Originally posted by BktBallRef
A horn isn't whistle, is it?

The rule says the ball becomes dead when a whistle blows.

It doesn't say the ball becomes dead when a horn sounds.

Which rule specifically says this with respect to the end of period? And I thought the general rule was the ball is dead, and whistle blows to signal that the ball has become dead (OOB, foul, etc). The ball usually is dead prior to the whistle blowing to signal this fact. One clear exception to this general rule is an inadvertent whistle, which causes a dead ball where none had already occurred.

If the horn blows legitimately at the end of a period to signal that time has expired, the ball is dead at that moment. Your whistle after the horn merely confirms that fact the ball is dead and the period is over. But a shot released after the horn and before your confirming whistle does not count. Ball was already dead.