• Rentlar@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    138
    ·
    3 months ago

    In the NBA, Rule 6.I.e.2. shows

    Ball entering basket from below

    As an infraction that awards the other team possesion of the ball. So if this happens and the referee blows the whistle to call it out or even indicates that this infraction occurred after the fact, then the ball was dead and so the ball falling back in the basket does not count for points.

    • lemmefixdat4u@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      45
      ·
      3 months ago

      Same in NCAA and FIBA. The moment the ball enters the cylinder from below, it’s the same as going out of bounds. Play stops and the ball is awarded to the team that did not touch the ball last.