Thread: Is this legal?
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Old Wed Apr 23, 2003, 03:16pm
BktBallRef BktBallRef is offline
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Many people think that for an interrupted dribble to occur, the ball has to bounce off the defender or dribbler or be knocked away from by the defender. That's not the case. Anytime the dribbler momentarily loses control of the ball, an interrupted dribble occurs.

The first key is control. But the second key is that if a violation occurs, it occurs as soon as the player steps OOB. So, if you make the call when he comes back in and touches the ball again, you've made it clear to everyone that you've blown the call.
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