In basketball, the ball can be advanced by a single player, but only by dribbling it to avoid penalties for holding the ball for too long.
 In almost all variants of play, it is illegal to touch the ball after it is in the downward path of its arc; this is known as goaltending
 After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws

