It’s midway through the second quarter of a game and the official hands the ball to a player on the baseline with a hand held high in order to start the clock when the ball is touched by a player in bounds. At the same time he is showing a visual hand movement to make sure the ball is inbounded within the five-second time limit.

After the ball is thrown in, the dribbler is being pressured in the backcourt by the defense and has not yet crossed the half court line; the official’s 10-second hand movement is up to seven seconds. While counting, the official has to make sure the defense did not foul and that the ball handlers have not violated by traveling, carrying the ball, or committing an illegal dribble.

The count is now up to 9 and the crowd gets loud, but the offensive player crosses the division line just in time. The coach yells to the ref that he should’ve called a 10 second violation.