It was only three handballs in one go. The first could be interpreted as too close even though his hand was not really in an unnatural position. The second was after it had bounced off his left arm and maybe it could be described as accidental. For the third however he swatted the ball away with his right hand and there’s no excuse for that.
“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action”
Ian Fleming