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Originally posted by cowbyfan1
I know the "simple" carrying the ball violation where a player is dribbling and gets his hand underneath the ball to change directions with it.
My question is, a player dribbling the ball and the ball hits a plart of that players body.
Example
A. player A driving up court and the ball hits him in the hip so that in essence the players body is under the ball. Carry? Double dribble?
B. female player bringing the ball up court. Ball bounces high enough that the ball hits her in the chest and literally rolls off her breast, at which point she "continues" her dribble. DD? Carry?
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All of your examples above are legal.They are fumbles.
The "carrying" violation that you are talking about could actually be either a travel or an illegal 2nd. dribble. It occurs when,in the official's opinion, the dribbler causes the ball to come to rest in his hand,thus ending his dribble.If the player now takes an extra,illegal step and commits a pivot foot violation,he is travelling. If,instead,he dribbles again after the ball has come to rest, then you have an illegal dribble.