Stating the obvious.
The hand is part of the ball when it is ON THE BALL.
Slapping the dribbler or shooter's hand when it is not on the ball and that leads to a fumble or an interrupted dribble probably needs to be called as a foul.
If the shooter has the ball above his head contact on the hand very often includes contact on the arm, on the body, and sometimes a defender's foot in the shooter's pocket - well, where a pocket would be located if uniforms had pockets. This contact is often called a foul also.
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