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Originally posted by SamIAm
I see no reason not to call an OOB violation. The only difference to the (I can't locate the rule) violation of stepping out of bounds while dribbling is the direct angle in this sitch versus the player dribbling along the sideline and stepping OOB while not in contact with the ball.
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Nope,the difference from this case to the case where a player steps OOB while dribbling is "player control". And it's a BIG difference! In this particular case,the player legally went OOB without having player control of the ball. That is why he can legally return in-bounds and continue his dribble. In the other case, the player stepped on the line when he did have player control of the ball during his dribble, and that's exactly why there is a violation called.
If you called a violation in the first case,where the player went OOB without player control and then legally returned to dribble the ball again, you would be completely wrong.