Inbounder possession

[Viking32]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
Blow the whistle,wave off the 2nd. B basket,and then let A re-do the throw-in(and run the end line,too).Rule that the ball was never truly at the disposal of team A for the throw in.That's the purpose and intent of the rule.It's similar to the case of a free thrower fumbling the ball when the administering official tosses it to him.

I believe the original post was that A1 picked up the ball and threw it to A2 OOB. In that case the ball was never truly at the disposal of team A is not true.

I think you let the play go. A was in posession of the ball and fumbled it on to the court. We (as officials) can protect them only so much. This seems to me like a physical/mental mistake that we can't prevent.