Interpretation The game shall be stopped as soon as possible and without placing any team at a disadvantage Teams shall exchange baskets. The game shall be resumed from the mirror-opposite place nearest to where the game was stopped Example 2: At the beginning of a period team a is defending its own basket when B4 erroneously dribbles to his own basket and scores a field goal Interpretation The two(2)points shall be awarded to the captain of team a who is on the playing court ART. 12 JUMP BALL AND ALTERNATING POSSESSION Statement 1 The team that does not obtain control of a live ball on the playing court after the jump ball at the eginning of the game will be awarded the ball for a throw-in at the place nearest to where the next jump ball situation occurs Example 1: A referee tosses the ball for the opening jump ball. Immediately after the ball is legally tapped by jumper A4 (a) a held ball between A5 and B5 is called (b) a double foul between A5 and B5 is called Since the control of a live ball on the playing court has not yet been established, the official cannot use the alternating possession arrow to award possession. The referee shall administer another jump ball in the centre circle and A5 and B5 shall jump. Whatever time has passed on the game clock, after the ball is legally tapped and before the held ball/double foul situation shall remain consumed Example 2: The referee tosses the ball for the opening jump ball. Immediately after the ball is legally tapped by jumper A4 and the ball (a) Goes directly out-of-bounds (b)Is caught by A4 before it has touched one of the non- jumpers or the floor Interpretation In both cases team b is awarded a throw-in as the result of the a4 violation After the throw -in the team that does not gain control of the live ball on the playing court will be entitled to the first alternating possession at the place nearest to where the next jump ball situation occurs Example 3: Team B is entitled to a throw-in under the alternating possession procedure. An official and/or a scorer makes an error and the ball is erroneously awarded to team a for the throw-in Interpretation: Once the ball touches or is legally touched by a player on the playing court, the error cannot be corrected. However, team B shall not lose its alternating possession throw-in opportunity as a result of the error and will be entitled to the next alternating possession throw-in FIBA Official Interpretations 2010/LK Page 5 of 33FIBA Official Interpretations 2010/LK Page 5 of 33 Interpretation: The game shall be stopped as soon as possible and without placing any team at a disadvantage. Teams shall exchange baskets. The game shall be resumed from the mirror-opposite place nearest to where the game was stopped. Example 2: At the beginning of a period, team A is defending its own basket when B4 erroneously dribbles to his own basket and scores a field goal. Interpretation: The two (2) points shall be awarded to the captain of team A who is on the playing court. ART. 12 JUMP BALL AND ALTERNATING POSSESSION Statement 1 The team that does not obtain control of a live ball on the playing court after the jump ball at the beginning of the game will be awarded the ball for a throw-in at the place nearest to where the next jump ball situation occurs. Example 1: A referee tosses the ball for the opening jump ball. Immediately after the ball is legally tapped by jumper A4: (a) A held ball between A5 and B5 is called. (b) A double foul between A5 and B5 is called. Interpretation: Since the control of a live ball on the playing court has not yet been established, the official cannot use the alternating possession arrow to award possession. The referee shall administer another jump ball in the centre circle and A5 and B5 shall jump. Whatever time has passed on the game clock, after the ball is legally tapped and before the held ball/double foul situation shall remain consumed. Example 2: The referee tosses the ball for the opening jump ball. Immediately after the ball is legally tapped by jumper A4 and the ball: (a) Goes directly out-of-bounds. (b) Is caught by A4 before it has touched one of the non-jumpers or the floor. Interpretation: In both cases team B is awarded a throw-in as the result of the A4 violation. After the throw-in the team that does not gain control of the live ball on the playing court will be entitled to the first alternating possession at the place nearest to where the next jump ball situation occurs. Example 3: Team B is entitled to a throw-in under the alternating possession procedure. An official and/or a scorer makes an error and the ball is erroneously awarded to team A for the throw-in. Interpretation: Once the ball touches or is legally touched by a player on the playing court, the error cannot be corrected. However, team B shall not lose its alternating possession throw-in opportunity as a result of the error and will be entitled to the next alternating possession throw-in