backcourt- kobe, lakers game

[JHamp]

I saw the play your talking about with Kobe. The referee called the violation because Kobe established possession in the front court and then went into the backcourt. You could verbally see Kobe talking to the official that he never had possession of the ball (in the frontcourt) after the defender knocked the ball away, but he had possession took a step, dribbled once, and then the second dribble went into the backcourt.