Hand on Ball is Slapped During Shot

[cmcramer]

Could someone please clarify this situation for me?

Defender slaps the hand of the offensive player while the hand is on the ball, during the shooting motion. (ie., Defender 'strips' ball from shooter as shooter raises ball up for a pull-up jumper. Contact is with all hand and ball - no wrist or arm.)

Is this a foul? I was gonna say "no" until I did a search here and 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."

Now I'm confused! Thank you!

[Jeremy Hohn]

I think they are trying to differentiate if the offense is on the "motion of the try". The splitting hairs is now, if the offense is on the "gather" (our commissioners word, not mine) when they are getting ready to shoot the basketball, it can be challenging. Me personally, if the ball is below the shoulders, I probably will rule with passing on the contact with the ball.

[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.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by cmcramer

"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."

Contacting the shooter's hand while it is on the ball is not a foul.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

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

His condition is stable.

[Juulie Downs]

Originally Posted by cmcramer

Could someone please clarify this situation for me?

Defender slaps the hand of the offensive player while the hand is on the ball, during the shooting motion. (ie., Defender 'strips' ball from shooter as shooter raises ball up for a pull-up jumper. Contact is with all hand and ball - no wrist or arm.)

Is this a foul? I was gonna say "no" until I did a search here and 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."

Now I'm confused! Thank you!

You may be misinterpreting the part that says "it is widely accepted that a foul shall be called on a shot". It might mean that it is widely believed that a foul SHOULD be called, even though actually this contact is legal. In other words, it might be saying that what is widely accepted is actually a myth.