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Originally posted by jritchie
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Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
A player shall not strike it with the fist .
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just wondering, i have seen point guards receive an inbounds pass and non chalantly toss it in the air and with a closed fist hit the ball down to start their dribble, wouldn't this be considered striking it with their fist??? what is the rationale of not allowing this to happen???
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The rule was originally put in for safety reasons. They didn't want players punching at sumthin', and then possibly missing and whacking somebody.