Hitting the Ball with One's Fist

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by just another ref

The ball is not allowed to be stationary while in contact with the hand during a dribble. That is my interpretation. Having said that, I've never seen this happen and don't expect to see it. Seeing it in a game context might change this interpretation.

If that is the case, then you'll be calling a an illegal dribble after every single bounce if the dribbler is not moving. If the ball is going straight up and down, it is stationary for a moment on every single dribble at the apex of the dribble....and that is when the hand is usually in contact with the ball.

At rest in the hand isn't talking about it being momentarily stationary while touching the hand but being in constant contact for more than a brief contact with the hand (i.e, more than a bat or a tap) such that without the hand it would fall free.