Illegal Dribble?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BigT

A1 steals a pass and is heading toward half court. B1 cuts him off and suprises A1. A1 realizing he is running out of Real Estate leaves the ball and involuntarily goes out of bounds. A) He establishes inbound status and picks up the ball b) continues the dribble c) Starts a new dribble.

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Which ones are violations and which ones are not.

A. Legal.
B. Legal.
C. Not possible until A occurs. Then, it become illegal to start a new dribble.

A1's dribble doesn't end when A1 leaves the ball, it is just interrupted. A1 may resume that dribble or end that dribble legally as long as they are inbounds when they do so.

If A1 is able to leave the ball with B1 so close and still be able to return inbounds and get get the ball, B1 doesn't deserve the benefit of the violation.