rule question

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Raymond

I can one realistic version of this scenario:

A1 chases down an interrupted dribble with the ball now rolling slowly on the floor. Right before B1 gets to the ball, A1 bats it to cause it to roll away from B1, then bats it again to cause it to roll away from B2, then A1 chases the ball down and picks it up.

Somewhere in the rule book there's a statement to the effect of "it is not a dribble when a player bats the ball away from other players."