legal or not

[mthomas]

Originally posted by xxssmen
1) Player A1 comes down on a fast break and try to pass it to A2,while passing it, it miss player A2 and hit an official so is it legal for A1 to recover the pass before it has touch any other players and continue dribling?

2)How about if player A1 pass to what he thought was a teammate and realized it was not and try to hold back the pass but it sliped out, can A1 be the first to recover it before it touches anyone else?

1) The pass that hits the official is the same as the ball hitting the floor. A1 can recover the pass, but can not dribble the ball, this would be a double dribble violation.

(Page 22, casebook, 4.4.4 Situation)

2) Yes A1 CAN recover the ball and touch it before anyone else. This would fall under the "fumble" category.

(Page 33, rules book, section 21) "A fumble is the accidental loss of player control when the ball unintentionally drops or slips froam a player's grasp."