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Is The Hand Really Apart of The Ball?

Posted on December 14, 2010 at 5:46 PM

Question 1. When is ball out of bounds when it hits or goes over the goal? Goal support is out but what about tops, sides and bottom and when ball goes over the backboard but does not hit anything?

Question 2. Explain "hand is part of the ball" when playing defense. If you steal ball but make contact with player's hand

but not wrist or arm is that legal or a foul?

Different leagues have different rules and you should consult your leagues rule to find out specifically how the rules would apply to you.

In most cases the top of the back board is considered out of bounds and once a ball breaks that plain the play is considered dead regardless of whether or not the basketball touches anything or not.

"Hand is a part of the ball" refers to an offensive player who is holding the ball and a defensive player makes contact with his hand in an attempt to steal or strip the ball. In most cases a defender will get called for a foul regardless of whether they hit the hand or the arm of an offensive player if the defender is not directly facing the offensive player when contact is made.

Watch the video below for some great tips on how to properly steal a basketball.