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Originally Posted by crosscountry55
The OP said he made the judgment that this was a fumble and not a pass. So I don't believe this is an illegal dribble.
Agree you cannot dribble-fumble-dribble. But what was described was dribble-fumble-retrieve. That's legal.
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You cannot just "fumble" a pass then be the first to touch it. There are allowances for fumbling a ball that is thrown to you and then you pick it up and start a dribble, fumbling a dribble off your foot and recovering the dribble (interrupted dribble), but I don't think you can change your mind on a pass after you end your dribble, let the ball bounce then pick it up without committing a "double" dribble.
The ball hitting the ground was start of a second dribble if touched by the same offensive player. IF there are rule/case plays that prove I'm wrong please cite.