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double dribble


double dribble

noun

Definition of DOUBLE DRIBBLE

: an illegal action in basketball made when a player dribbles the ball with two hands simultaneously or continues to dribble after allowing the ball to come to rest in one or both hands

First Known Use of DOUBLE DRIBBLE

circa 1949

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