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.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I'll get our legal department on this first thing Monday morning.

I thought Johnny Cochran was out of town.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I thought Johnny Cochran was out of town.

Johnny Cochran is beyond out of town.......

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Johnny Cochran is beyond out of town.......

He's decomposing. Kind of like a deposition, but a lot worse.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

He's decomposing. Kind of like a deposition, but a lot worse.

His condition is stable.