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An interrupted dribble occurs when the ball is loose after deflecting off the dribbler or after it momentarily gets away from the dribbler. There is no player control during an interrupted dribble.
Just because the dribbler is able to retrieve the ball doesn't mean that it didn't momentarily get away from him.Being the first player to touch the ball when he come back inbounds does not mean that he never lost player control. It's definitely not a dribble, so if he steps back in and picks up his dribble, the loose ball is an interrupted dribble. But during the play, there is no player control and therefore, unless he touches the ball while he is OOB, the play is legal.
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