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Old 02-04-2018, 09:33 AM
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Not every gym has red lights around the backboard which is why the rule quoted above refers to 'audible'. Where lighted boards are available, you go with the lights. In games I ref, where lights are available, I don't even listen for the horn because in a lot of cases, the gym is so loud you can't hear it.

I had a game last week where the 'automatic horn' button was turned off! It's a question I always ask the scorekeeper to make sure they aren't doing the horn themselves. In this case she turned it off so the announcer could get the ball rolling on intros and the National Anthem and then forgot to turn it on. I've reffed many games where they turn if off during full timeouts because both teams are back on the court after 30 seconds and everyone is ready to play...so the auto horn button it turned off, she hits the horn to signal 'play' and forgets to turn it back on when the ball is inbounded. The lighted backboard will always work...the horn, 99% of the time. But I don't want to be the official on the court in charge of making a last second shot good/no-good without BOTH working. Which is why you always ask the clock operator to make sure the auto horn is 'on'...even during the game.
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