FIBA - Article - 17.2.4
FIBA - Article - 17.2.4
Heading: Throw-in Sub Heading: Procedure
"When the game clock shows 2:00 minutes or less in the fourth quarter and in each overtime, following a time-out taken by the team entitled to the possession of the ball from its backcourt, the head coach of that team has the righ tot decide whether the game shall be resumed with a throw-in from the throw-in line in the team's front court or from the team's backcourt at the place nearest to where the game was stopped.
If the head coach decides to resume the game with a frontcourt throw-in and the original throw-in is in the backcourt from
the endline after a successful goal or a successful last free throw, the head coach shall decide whether the throw-in shall take place from the throw-in line on the table side or the opposite side.
the sideline or the endline after a foul or violation, the throw-in shall take place in the front court from the throw-in line at the same side of the court (table side or opposite side) as the original throw-in."
RCA Explanation
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