Dribbler goes out of bounds & is first to touch the ball again

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Mon Dec 06, 2010, 04:06pm

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Originally Posted by Eastshire

If I leave the ball, has it gotten away from me?

By rule definition, it sure has. The rule simply says "momentarily gets away from the dribbler". Intent has never been mentioned as being any part of that definition.

You're thinking waaaaaaaay too much on this one, Eastshire, imho. You're trying to read something into the rule....intent.... that just isn't there.

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