FIBA question

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JamieSlick

A throw-in that hits a basket support or (in a throw-in from the baseline) the back of the back board is also a violation!

Originally Posted by ballgame99

Not that it makes much difference, but isn't that just out of bounds?

It is a throwin violation instead of an out-of-bounds violation. The difference is minor but it is a difference. The difference is where the subsequent throwin will occur. The throwin violation results in a throwin for the other team at the spot of the original throwin. An OOB violation results in a throwin for the other team at the spot where the ball went OOB. That distance between the two points could be quite a bit and would change difficulty of a throwin....maybe the corner or even the sideline vs. just outside the paint.