Self Pass

[assignmentmaker]

Originally posted by Jimgolf
In the NBA, the play described is traveling.

10-XIV-i A player who attempts a field goal may not be the first to touch the ball if it fails to touch the backboard, basket ring or another player.

"Self-pass" is a schoolyard call.

If, for example, a player incontrol of the ball, who has not yet dribbled, attempts a pass, tries to pull the string, and throws the ball howsoever unintentionally, the player may recover the ball. The player has used up his/her dribble.

But, as happened tonight, a player dribbling the ball, picks up the dribble, THEN loses the ball and recovers it, double dribble.

The crowd tonight didn't think so, but I saw what I saw . . .