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Originally Posted by rwest
The player does not have to be in the back court for there to be a violation. The rule states that the offense shall not be the last to touch the ball while in the front court and then be the first to touch the ball in the back court. The rule doesn't require that the player be in the back court, just the ball. So when the player dribbled the ball in the back court he violated because he was the the first to touch it while the ball had back court status.
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Actually, the rule doesn't even require what you claim.
The ball does not have to be in the backcourt or have backcourt status when a player from the team in control becomes the first to touch it AFTER it has been in the backcourt.