Dead Ball Rebound

Dead-ball rebound is a kind of rebound that a player or a team can get in three ways. One is when there is a miss on the first foul shot during a two-shot foul or during the first two shots of a three-shot foul. Another is when a player shoots the ball, bounces off the rim and the end buzzer sounds off before either team gets control of the ball. Lastly is when a player shoots the ball and then hitting the shot clock.

A dead-ball rebound does not reflect a team’s total rebounds and is in place for box score statistical error detection. Tracking dead-ball rebounds is in place to help keep a balanced box score, meaning for every missed shot there has to be a rebound.

An example of a dead-ball rebound would be when a player misses the first free throw in a two-shot foul, the player that rebounds the play is not credited for the rebound, but the rebound is still accounted for.

Examples of Dead-Ball Rebound used in commentary: Williams airballs the first shot, but Giannis returns the dead-ball rebound back to the referee.