Free throw vioation questions

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

Whatever you feel like "near" is to you. No one I know enforces it.

I believe it was an editorial change from a couple of years back.

No, it was actually a deliberate rules change....maybe they called it an editorial but the commentary that went with it basically said that while the space is 3' deep, it was not the intent of the rules to allow a player to stand at the back of the space and duck behind another player. Not sure why. But they clearly said they want a foot nearer the lane line than the outer edge of the box. Never called it, however.