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Old Fri Aug 06, 2010, 12:40pm
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I'm trying to phrase a rule in one sentence for someone. Tell me if you think this works....

"Touching an opponent's dribble doesn't end that dribble if player control is not lost."
That would not work. They clarified that if the ball is touched by an opponent, then the dribble has ended. So that sentence would be wrong.

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Old Fri Aug 06, 2010, 01:23pm
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That would not work. They clarified that if the ball is touched by an opponent, then the dribble has ended. So that sentence would be wrong.

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Reference, please. The plain language of 4-15-4(d) backs up bainsey:

"The dribble ends when...
(d) The ball touches or is touched by an opponent and causes the dribbler to
lose control."
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