Illegal Dribble?

[BigCat]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Rule citation please.

4.15 something and 9.5. These are the plays where a player ends a dribble, then throws ball against official or opponents backboard. case play says doing either is another dribble "provided..he is first to touch it."

Here, tossing it to the floor after the first dribble ended...is another dribble "provided the player first to touch it.."

If another player touches it first, the flip to the floor becomes a pass.
that's how i get there.