Three seconds rule

The three seconds rule (also referred to as the three-second rule or three in the key, often termed as lane violation) requires that in basketball, a player shall not remain in their team's foul lane for more than three consecutive seconds while that player's team is in control of a live ball in the frontcourt and the game clock is running. The countdown starts when one foot enters the paint and resets when both feet leave the area.[1]

Not to be confused with the Five-second rule of food hygiene, or the two-second rule regarding safe driving, both sometimes known as the three-second rule.
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The three-second rule was introduced in 1990 and was expressed as such: no offensive player, with or without the ball, could remain in the key, for three seconds or more. Other sources indicate that the three-second rule was introduced in 1936 in an attempt to restrict the dominance of Leroy Edwards of the Oshkosh All-Stars, a team in Wisconsin that played in the National Basketball League (NBL) - forerunner to the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Within the FIBA rules, an allowance is made for players who either receive the ball prior to being within the key for 3 seconds, or for those players who are leaving (or attempting to leave) the keyway. [2]

See also

References
  1. Rule 5 (Violations), Article 26. "Official Basketball Rules 2020" (PDF). International Basketball Federation. 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  2. Official Basketball Rules 2020. FIBA Central Board. 2020. p. 31.
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