Hand part of the ball?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

The hand is not apart of the ball. That would be hard to dribble or shoot, would it not?

The rule simply says any contact with the hand while the touching the ball is not to be ruled illegal contact.

Exactly. They don't sell balls with hands attached to them.

No foul if the contact on the hand on the ball is ruled accidental or incidental.

NFHS rules 4-24-2 and 10-6-1.

[BillyMac]

The hand is considered part of the ball when the hand is in contact with the ball. This includes holding, dribbling, passing, or even during a shot attempt. Striking a ball handler or a shooter on that player's hand that is incidental to an attempt to play the ball is not a foul, no matter how loud it sounds or how much it hurts.