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Originally Posted by Ch1town

1. B1 slaps the ball away from the dribbler A1 in the frontcourt near the sideline. B1 jumps out of bounds tips the ball back onto the court & is the first to touch after establishing in bound status… violation or not? We had violation.

Violation when B1 contacts the ball, IF B1 had established OOB before, but don't wait for B1 to return to the court before whistling this. Not clear to me from your post if he was merely beyond the plane of the OOB line or had touched the floor OOB before jumping to tip the ball.

"First to touch" is a common misapplication of a football rule to basketball, as has been pointed out. All that matters here is in bound or OOB status when the ball is touched.