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double dribble
noun
- an infraction, resulting in loss of possession of the ball, occurring either when a player uses both hands simultaneously when dribbling or when a player interrupts a dribble by holding the ball momentarily in one or both hands.
verb (used without object)
double dribbled, double dribbling.
- to commit a double dribble.
verb (used with object)
- to commit a double dribble with (the ball).
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of double dribble1
First recorded in 1915–20
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The team’s leading scorer dribbled the ball out of bounds and turned the ball over on a double dribble early in the first quarter.
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A flurry of turnovers — including a double dribble — sent the Wildecats home to ruminate about next season.
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But Caldwell-Pope hesitated as he took a step beyond the arc and then tried to get back behind it — double dribble.
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But Siakam was called for a double dribble with about 10 seconds left.
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It is the rough equivalent of a double dribble.
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