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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
Slips through whose hands, A1 or A2.
If it's A1 then it is a muff and he may recover but not dribble.
If A1 passed the ball and it went through A2's hands and A1 recovered then we have an illegal dribble.
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Agree on the first point, but not on the second. Once A2 touched the pass, A1 can recover and dribble.
The key in the play is determining whether it was a fumble or a pass. If it was a fumble, then it can be recovered, but A1 has already used his dribble and any further dribble would be a violation. If it was a pass, then it becomes a dribble (and a violation) when A1 is the first to touch it after it hits the floor. (And if it was a pass, but A1 caught it before it hits the floor, it's a violation if the pivot foot moved.)