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January 28

Basketball, out of bounds

As ball is leaving the court boundaries, I hold it with both hands and, with my feet still within the court, keep the ball in play by bouncing it. Since my momentum had dragged me out of court, I return with both feet inside the court to establish a legal position and proceed to dribble the ball which wasn't touched by anyone in the meantime.
Have I committed a ball-handling error? Am I to be considered out of bounds and instead let somebody touch the ball before picking it up myself? Cheers, Splićanin (talk) 18:44, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Sounds like double dribble. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:54, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

See this. See Section II b. "A player in control of a dribble who steps on or outside a boundary line, even though not touching the ball while on or outside that boundary line, shall not be allowed to return inbounds and continue his dribble. He may not even be the first player to touch the ball after he has re-established a position inbounds." I'm uncertain whether the officials would classify it as a double dribble or an out-of-bounds/line touch violation, but it's rather unimportant in basketball, as the penalty for both is the same (loss of possession; opponent inbounds at out-of-bounds line where the violation happened). --Jayron32 19:45, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you both, very helpful. Splićanin (talk) 20:46, 28 January 2021 (UTC)