• An official may suspend play for different reasons including:
  • Retrieving an errant ball
  • Resetting the game clock or shot clock
  • Issuing a delay of game warning
  • An inadvertent whistle
  • Any other situation requiring temporary stoppage
• During a suspension of play:
  • No substitutions are permitted unless there is a bleeding player, an injured player, or a timeout is called.
• After a suspension of play, play resumes at the **point of interruption.**