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Old Wed Nov 06, 2024, 10:32am
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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What does that matter to the answer to any of these questions? The ball touching the division line is not a violation until a player touches the ball.
I already covered that:

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That ball can sit on the division line untouched for a ten seconds and not be a violation. It only becomes a backcourt violation when it's touched by A1 who is fully standing in his frontcourt.
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Let's look at a more realistic practical situation, a situation most of us have really seen a few times. Ball handler A1 is dribbling in his frontcourt very near and parallel to the division line. The dribbled ball strikes the division line, bounces up, and is touched by A1 who is fully standing in his frontcourt.
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