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Basketball Throw In
When is the ball technically in play? In other words, can the defensive team 'steal' the ball from the inbounding players hands?
A ref allowed this to open stating the ball was over the baseline and ...
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What happens if a basketball stops on the rim as time expires?
In Game 5 of the first-round playoff series between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Clippers, Tony Allen's layup attempt stopped on the back of the rim:
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too many players on the court
During this past season, my coach subbed in a player from the bench and that player did a poor job of communicating who was to be subbed out. This resulted in our team having six players on the court ...
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The differences between European and American basketball [closed]
I have a speech that requires an interview about the differences between European(international) and American (NBA) basketball so I just need someone that has some sort of credibility to answer 4 ...
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In the game of basketball, does the net have any part of points scored?
In the game of basketball, does the ball just have to go through the hoop for the basket to count or does it have to pass through the net as well? I know this is an extreme rarity, but what happened ...
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“Hand is part of the ball” variant
According to NBA rules,
The hand is considered 'part of the ball' when it is in contact with
the ball and contact with a players hand when it is in contact with
the ball is not a foul.
Now I ...
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Jersey numbers in NCAA basketball
I noticed that jersey numbers in NCAA basketball are confined between 0-5 (for both digits). There seem to be no jerseys with numbers between 6-9 (for both digits). I can imagine the practice of ...
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If the basketball goes through bottom of rim and re-enters, is it a basket?
Several years ago I was playing in an adult basketball league and a player took a bad shot that entered through the bottom of the hoop, hit the backboard and re-entered the hoop. The referee counted ...
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What happens when a player loses a shoe during the course of the game?
What is the ruling about losing a shoe when the ball is still in play?
Can the player still play or does he need to get it back before continue playing?
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Differences between NBA and European/FIBA/Olympic basketball rules
I recall about zone defense and travelling being major differences but I'm sure there are more small differences.
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Is it legal to dribble above shoulder height?
I heard that while dribbling the ball, if the ball rises above shoulder level then it is a turnover. I don't have any idea about this rule, that's why I am asking this question on this site. thanks.
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Basketball Tip-off possession and subsequent possession
To begin a basketball game, a tip-off is typically used to determine the first possession of the game. Then, in the second half, the team that did not start with the ball in the first half gets the ...
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Is it legal to throw an alley-oop to yourself in a real game?
In this video, a college basketball player steals the ball, races down court, and avoids the defender by throwing a pass to himself off the backboard.
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Skip a media timeout in NCAA basketball?
In NCAA basketball, there are media timeouts at the first whistle after the 16:00, 12:00, 8:00 and 4:00 minute marks of each half.
What happens if there is no whistle from the four minute mark until ...
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In NCAA Basketball what does it mean to be 1 and 1?
I'm a bit unfamiliar with foul rules. Correct me if my assumption is wrong. So a team has to give a certain number of fouls up a half before they're 1 and 1?
Does that mean each point or free throw ...
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Enforcement of traveling in basketball
In most levels of basketball, from youth leagues to the college level, traveling seems to be enforced fairly regularly. However, at the NBA level, traveling seems to be rarely enforced, with the rules ...
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Are you allowed to play zone defense in the NBA?
I remember in the "old days" that if a referee caught a team playing zone defense that they would blow the whistle to stop the play and call "Illegal Defense".
I haven't seen this foul called in a ...
