FIBA Question

[limeyref11]

Under FIBA rules......,

If a player/shooter releases the ball, it is checked by a defender, and the same airborne shooter catches the ball in the air, and returns to the floor, it IS a legal play.

..............or have I missed the point?

..............which is possible, it is late here in Europe!!

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by limeyref11

Under FIBA rules......,

If a player/shooter releases the ball, it is checked by a defender, and the same airborne shooter catches the ball in the air, and returns to the floor, it IS a legal play.

..............or have I missed the point?

..............which is possible, it is late here in Europe!!

The question was slightly different: the defender touches the ball before the release. Now, if the release is a shot, no problem; it can be a fumble, no problem again: catching the ball is legal. It could be something else: judgment call.

The theory that a fumble is related only to dribbling is wrong; the rules say explicitly that fumbles at the start or end of a dribble are not dribbles, but don't say that a fumble can happen only at those times. Read 24.1.2.

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