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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Not relevant. The ball was batted over the defender's head. That's part of the dribble. Grabbing the ball in mid-air after going around the defender legally ended the dribble. If he had batted the ball to the floor again instead--a la 4.15.4SitD(a), it would have been a violation for touching the ball twice during a single dribble.
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Yeahbut he took a couple of steps in both the case play and the OP's sitch.
I don't think being in the air when he catches the ball makes a difference.