How late is too late??

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Originally Posted by Jimgolf

How about if you tap a player on the shoulder and he looks up and dribbles the ball off his foot?

Ok, interesting question. Here's what Jurassic said in the post you quoted:

If the contact makes a player lose the ball, there is nowayinhell that could ever be called "incidental" contact.

You then comment:

The tap on the shoulder doesn't cause him to lose the ball.

I think you just answered your own question!