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What is an inbound pass violation?
What characterizes an inbound pass violation in basketball?
Inbound pass violation occurs when a player is attempting to pass the ball inside the court of play, but does not release the ball within 5 seconds of receiving it from the referee. It’s also known as a “5-second violation”.
In most cases if the inbounding player cannot find someone to pass to within 5 seconds, they will simply call a timeout. This allows them to re-design a play and resets the clock to 5 seconds.