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I can see this going two ways: Incidental Contact (see below) Official's Decision Rule 2, Section III - Elastic Power states, in part: The officials shall have the power to make decisions on any point not specifically covered in the rules. It appears that your scenario is not specifically covered in the rules. This kind of decision would become a judgment call. It appears that there are two ways officials can make such a decision. The official considers it incidental contact. The official considers it illegal contact as the ball is no longer in O's hand and calls a foul on D. Incidental Contact The mere fact that contact occurs does not necessarily constitute a foul. Contact which is...
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