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Originally posted by Camron Rust
It is not necessary for a player to hold/control the ball for the first dribble to end. The first dribble will also end when it is touched by both hands (as if the player were attempting to catch the ball). It would still be an illegal dribble to resume dribbling after that point.
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You're right, I probably should've stated it more along the lines of dribble ends, control, start another dribble. There's also the issue of what happens if the defense bats it away. But I guess the point I was trying to make was don't get too hung up on terminology - loss of control vs. accidental loss of control vs. fumble vs. muff vs. bad play, etc. I was just trying to get across that it's not a violation to pick up the ball after losing control of it, but the violation occurs because of the first dribble ending, then starting a second dribble. Also, don't call a play dead because it "looks bad"; heck, if that were the case I would've had more turnovers than minutes played.
