Three Seconds
Some clarification on 3 in the key please, is player control needed (by a player inside the key or a teammate outside the key)?
There is team control during an interrupted dribble but not player control. I ask this because I came across the contradicting statements below:
Statement 1 - An interrupted dribble occurs when the ball is loose after deflecting off the dribbler or after it momentarily gets away from the dribbler. During an interrupted dribble, a three-second-lane violation, a player-control foul and acknowledgment of a timeout request cannot occur.
Statement 2 - A player shall not remain in the opponents' restricted area for more than three consecutive seconds while his team is in control of a live ball in the frontcourt and the game clock is running
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