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Player A inbounds the ball but Player B knocks the ball back at him.

Player A is still out-of-bounds when the batted ball hits him.

Is it Team A's ball because Player A never became a "live" player?

Is it Team B's ball because the ball hit him as he was standing out-of-bounds?

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According to (NBA) Rule 8-Section II-c:

The ball is caused to go out-of-bounds by the last player to touch it before it goes out, provided it is out-of-bounds because of touching something other than a player. If the ball is out-of-bounds because of touching a player who is on or outside a boundary, such player caused it to go out. [My emphasis.]

The similar rule in the (FIBA) Official Basketball Rules 2012 is:

23.2.2 If the ball is out-of-bounds because of touching or being touched by a player who is on or outside the boundary line, this player causes the ball to go out-of-bounds.

So, the ball is now Team B's.

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