Talk:Double dribble

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i don't understand how to end a double dribble. if you stop dribbling how can you start again?Stevorules 19:49, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

You must pass the ball or shoot it. If another player passes the ball back to you or you get a rebound of a shot (your's or someone else's) you are again allowed to dribble.

There should be a note on how a fumble is not a dribble. You can accidentally fumble a ball, pick it up, dribble, pick up your dribble, and accidentally fumble the ball again. This is not a double dribble. (69.140.196.111 (talk) 00:16, 28 March 2008 (UTC))


 * Just like to point out that the above is true under high school and NCAA rules. If a player hasn't begun his dribble, a player may fumble the ball, pick it up, and is allowed to dribble the ball. If the player has already dribbled and fumbled the ball, they would not be allowed to dribble the ball, but there would be no violation. Under NBA rules, if a player has not used his dribble yet and fumbles the ball, he may start a dribble only if he recovers the ball before the ball hits the floor, and the player has maintained his pivot foot. If any of the above criteria is not true, a player may not dribble. AllPurposeGamer (talk) 02:58, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

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The double dribble has not always been illegal in all basketball leagues. In this video, John Isaacs explains the rules of "muscle basketball" which allowed the double dribble (colloquially known as the "monkey dribble").

Additionally, Russian wrestleball (a type of basketball with special rules) allows the double dribble and the carry. 2001:1BA8:1476:DC00:389E:7982:6759:EFB5 (talk) 01:12, 28 January 2024 (UTC)