FIBA Official Basketball rules 2022

39.3

Penalty

39.3.1

Irrespective of the number of persons disqualified for leaving the team bench area, a single technical foul (‘B’) shall be charged against the head coach. If persons of both teams are disqualified under this article and there are no other foul penalties remaining for administration, the game shall be resumed as follows. If at approximately the same time when the game was stopped because of the fighting: • A valid goal or a last free throw is scored, the ball shall be awarded to the non scoring team for a throw-in from any place behind that team’s endline. • A team had control of the ball or was entitled to the ball, the ball shall be awarded to that team for a throw-in from the place nearest to where the ball was located when the fight has started. • Neither team has control of the ball nor was entitled to the ball, a jump ball situation occurs. All disqualifying fouls shall be entered on the scoresheet as described in Appendix B.8.3 and shall not count as team fouls. All possible foul penalties on players on the court involved in a fight or any situation which leads to a fight, shall be dealt with in accordance with Article 42. All possible disqualification foul penalties on first assistant coach, substitute, exclu ded player or an accompanying delegation member involved actively in a fight or any situation which leads to a fight, shall be penalised in accordance with Article 38.3.4, sixth bullet.

39.3.2

39.3.3

39.3.4

39.3.5

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OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2022

September 2022