Law 43: Special Situations

Special situations arise when additional infractions are committed in the same game-clock-stopped period after an infraction.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.1 · recall

All fouls are charged and all penalties identified, then the order of the infractions is determined.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.1 · recall

All equal penalties on the teams and all double-foul penalties are cancelled, in the order they were committed.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.3 · recall

Once entered and cancelled, those penalties are considered as never having occurred.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.3 · recall

All remaining penalties are administered in the order in which they were committed.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.7 · recall

Once the ball is live on the first free throw or the throw-in, that penalty cannot cancel any remaining ones.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.6 · applied

With no control or entitlement at the first infraction, a jump ball situation occurs.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.8 · applied

Charge, order, cancel equals, then administer the rest in order.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2 · recall

With nothing left to give, the team in control throws in nearest the first infraction.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.3, 43.2.8 · applied

Equal penalties cancel; Team A had the ball, so it throws in nearest the first infraction.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.8 · applied

A technical foul's penalty is administered first, whatever order was set and even if administration has begun.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.4 · recall

That technical is administered in the order the infractions occurred, unless cancelled.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.4 · applied

The right to possession in the last penalty administered cancels any earlier rights.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.5 · recall

Double fouls are wiped out alongside the equal penalties.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.3 · recall

After a goal or a last free throw, the non-scoring team throws in from behind its end line.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.8 · applied

Being owed the ball at the first infraction gives it back.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.8 · applied

Cancelling equals and giving the rest both go by when each happened.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.2-43.2.3, 43.2.7 · applied

A technical's penalty goes first; the rest follow in the order committed.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.4, 43.2.7 · applied

With nothing left to give after a goal, the non-scoring team inbounds from its end line.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.8 · applied

A technical's free throw goes first, even if it was called last.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 43.2.4 · applied