Rebounding action/ out-of bounds

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

Usually there's a time element before calling a held ball. I can't imagine the period from which two players are airborne, hold onto the ball, then return to the floor as being long enough to decide whether they "have their hands so firmly on the ball that control cannot be obtained without undue roughness," though in theory it could happen.

AllPurposeGamer: Although I agree with your post, using the phrase "time element" supports the myth that, by rule, a certain amount of time must pass before an official calls a held ball.



A held ball occurs when opponents have their hands so firmly on the ball that control cannot be obtained without undue roughness.