Are you guys saying that a player who is dribbling the ball, then steps OOB while the ball bounces twice, then steps back in bounds had lost control of the ball? How do you define "ball gets away from him"?
The original post states "loses control of the ball" and that makes it easy - no violation.
The tough call is when there is nothing apparent to indicate loss of control (except the ball bounced twice). What about the player who sees the defenser coming and pushes the ball ahead on purpose, goes OOB to get around the defense, and then once inbounds continues the dribble? Did he lose control by purposely pushing it ahead and letting it bounce 2 or 3 times?
Seems this is one of those situations that each person pictures in their mind differently. Show a video and it is easier to argue.
(BTW, "e.g." means for example, not the only explanation.)
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