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Many thanks for the replies. I would agree this is a held ball -- in fact, I saw it called that way in an NBA game this week. The first reply referred to "intent" and suggested it's not an official's job to interpret intent. My reference to the offensive player dropping the ball "on purpose" was meant to indicate that he hadn't lost control of the ball. I would also point out that in rare instances, it's necessary to determine intent. For example, it's illegal to pass the ball to oneself off the backboard. But it's not illegal to rebound one's own missed shot if it hits the backboard but no rim. So in that case, the official must determine if the player's intent was to pass to himself or to shoot.
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