Thread: Double Dribble?
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Old Tue Mar 01, 2005, 12:48pm
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Re: Go one further

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Originally posted by mopar60
Let's say the dribbler DOES unintentionally brush the ball against the OTHER hand on the way to the floor after the ball leaves the hand. 4-15 art .4 (c) says "The dribble ends when: The dribbler simultaneously touches the ball with both hands". It would look weird but would it be a violation if it not simultaneous?
Makes no difference whether he touched it unintentionally or not, it would be a violation. Violations have nothing to do with intent.
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