Kobe Bryant's steal - double dribble?

[mazerrackham]

On Kobe's steal of the night last night on NBA.com, does anyone else think that he blatantly double dribbles? I'm not really sure, and I'm not posting this to flame Kobe, I was just curious what other people thought. He seems to poke away the ball, gather it with two hands, dribble around the sacramento defender, then grab it with two hands again (double dribble), then go up for the dunk. The only way I can see this not being a double dribble is if the sacramento defender poked the ball at half court. That is possible, as the camera angle is not good to see if he did. Anyway, what do y'all think? I would post the video link, but NBA.com doesn't seem to have individual links for their videos...

[LakerHater]

I see him carry the ball alot!

[024]

kobe gets away with a lot of shit. see bibby's nose fouling kobe bryant in 2002.

[Medvedenko]

I watched that in real time and it was a clear double dribble. After seeing the highlights it's even more egregious.

[DJB]

Fail.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/top_plays/2010/12/03/20101203_sotn.nba/?ls=iref:nbahpt2

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Kobe gets away with all this bullshit. This double dribble isn't a first for Kobe.

[mazerrackham]

:lmao

Thanks for your contribution.

[mazerrackham]

I watched that in real time and it was a clear double dribble. After seeing the highlights it's even more egregious.

Yeah, I kept thinking that the defender had to have touched it in a way not shown by the camer angle. How do the announcers and the refs not see him clearly gather with two hands again...

[mazerrackham]

Kobe gets away with all this bullshit. This double dribble isn't a first for Kobe.

That wasn't really the point I was making, I was just wondering if my eyes were deceiving me on this particular play...

[TE]

Double Dribble, yes it is.


Lol Luva allowing his eyes to defy the laws of officiating.