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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by MN 3 Sport Ref
The question I am still raising is the legality of the player to willingly go OOB to go around the defensive player to complete the above action.
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If the player intentionally goes OOB to decive his opponents, then call a T. Otherwise, don't try and enforce this rule just because a player goes OOB.
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That aside, agreeing that your statements above are true we now have to decide if the ball handler intentionally passed the ball or continued the dribble around the defender or whether it was an int dribble or a fumble.
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There you are, back to that word "fumble" again. 
You don't have to know because it doesn't matter. The rule states, "An interrupted dribble occurs when the ball is loose after deflecting off the dribbler or after it momentarily gets away from the dribbler." It doesn't say anything about whether it has to be intentional or accidental. The simple fact is that the ball momentarily gets away from the dribbler. That's all that's required.
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So what we have here is that when a defensive player gains legal guarding position abutting the sideline (no room to go around without going OOB) the ball handler may go INTENTIONALLY go out of bounds to circumvent contact, return back in bounds and recover the ball or continue the dribble.