Hand part of ball

[doubleringer]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

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.

In one of our playoff games this season, my crew got sent to a small school. The visiting school, Snaqwell's alma mater as a matter of fact, was getting beat badly. In the second half, a player from the winning team gambled for a steal, came across the offensive players hand with a loud slap, and ended up over-running the offinsive player by 10 feet, giving the offense an uncontested layup. Some well informed fan was all over me for 2 possessions about "hearing the slap clear up here". Personally, I thought they'd rather have a lay up and 2 points than inbounding the ball again and facing another (potential) turnover, they had plenty on the evening.