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Originally Posted by Scrapper1
But I don't see how it can be legal to bat the ball in the air during a dribble, take several steps, and then catch the ball.
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Scrappy, if the player
fumbled the ball, took several steps and then caught the ball, would that be illegal also? Can you cite a rule that says it
is illegal?
Casebook play 4.15.4SitD(a) says that you can't continue to
dribble after you make a second touch during a single dribble. It doesn't say that its illegal to end a dribble that way though. The player simply ended a legal dribble. What he subsequently does will determine the further legality of the play.
Casebook play 4.15.4SitE(b) is about starting a dribble. There never was a legal dribble because the ball never touched the floor before the illegal second touching. Rule 4-15-1.