FIBA - Article - 17.3.3
FIBA - Article - 17.3.3
Heading: Throw-in Sub Heading: Rule
"When the game clock shows 2:00 minutes or less in the fourth quarter and in each overtime and there is a throw-in, the referee shall use an 'illegal boundary line crossing' signal as a warning before administering the throw-in.
If a defensive player then:
Moves any part of the body over the boundary line to interfere with a throw-in, or
Is closer than 1 m to the thrower-in when the throw-in place has less than 2 m distance,
it is a violation and shall lead to a technical foul.
An infraction of Article 17.3 is a violation."
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