[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Adam

"anything?" You've got two options, really. The floor, or his person. If it's his person, then we generally consider him to be holding it. There's nothing about the floor that requires us to consider it the same as his leg.

The ball is not allowed to be stationary while in contact with the hand during a dribble. That is my interpretation. Having said that, I've never seen this happen and don't expect to see it. Seeing it in a game context might change this interpretation.