Hand on Ball is Slapped During Shot

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by cmcramer

Found this quotation from a "most misunderstood rules" thread: "Hand is part of the ball, the D can always legally contact the O hand if the hand is in contact with the ball. However, it is widely accepted that a foul shall be called on a shot."

Impostors!

Here's the correct citation form The Most Misunderstood Basketball Rules: It is legal use of hands to accidentally hit the hand of the opponent when it 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.

Thanks for calling my attention to this impostor list posing as the "most misunderstood rules" list. I'll get the Mythbusters legal department on this first thing Monday morning.