Illegal Dribble

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Steve, look at it this way. When B1 batted the ball out of A1's hands, player control ended. If A1 is able to recover the ball, he has established a "new" player control. It's no different than if he had rebounded it or received a pass. He can dribble again.

I know that you know this, but I just want to clarify.

It's not always enough merely to establish "new" player control in order to dribble again. If the player were to dribble, catch the ball and then fumble it, that is a loss of player control; and that player can go retrieve it and establish a "new" player control. But that player can't dribble again in that situation.

What makes the original play legal is that the loss of player control was caused by a defensive player touching the ball. It's the defensive touch (either causing the loss of control, or occurring while control is lost) that allows the player to establish a "new" player control and start a new dribble.