Is a dribble illegal if it goes over the ball handlers head?
Basketball rules states if the ball handler doesn’t “palm” the ball or place their hand under the ball, there is no dribbling violation. There is no basketball rule or restriction on how high a dribble can go. Is reaching into an offensive player’s area a foul? If a defensive player “reaches in” to attempt a steal or distract the offensive player they are guarding and doesn’t create any contact, no foul should be called. Reaching in isn’t necessarily a foul until contact is created. Basketball rules state that the foul isn’t called reaching in, but holding or pushing. Is over the back a foul when rebounding a basketball? Officials should only make a foul call when contact is made. Just like the basketball rules term “reaching in” over the back is not a foul until contact is made – then it should be called a pushing foul. Even if a smaller player has good rebounding position against a taller player, a foul should not be called if the taller player can get the rebound without touching th
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