ball handler
noun
: a player who controls the ball in any of various games
especially
: a player who is skilled at handling the ball (as in basketball)
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Schank, a senior, finished with nine points and a few chargers, leading the squad as one of the primary ball handlers.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
Book and Brad are handling that as primary ball handlers, but in flow anybody can bring it.
—Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
Book and Brad are handling that as primary ball handlers, but in flow anybody can bring it.
—Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Ball handler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20handler. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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