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Originally Posted by Sharpshooternes
Nevada, how is the touch legal? The jumper grabbed the ball with two hands. My understanding is that this is illegal.
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Again, it's not the touching/catching itself that is illegal. It is fact that this action is done by the jumper during a jump ball. So it is not an illegal touch, but rather a jump ball violation. You are confusing a legal touching with the jump ball violation which it causes and thinking that the entire thing is illegal. If a player did this at any other point in the game, it would be just fine.
The touching itself is only illegal if it entails a striking with a fist or a kicking of the ball. I refer you to AP throw-in case plays for discussion of "legally touched."