I got a held ball here.
Camron recently posted a summary of the relevant rulings.
1) Defense touches ball, causing it to come loose: anyone may recover the ball, no travel if shooter catches and returns to floor.
2) Defense touches ball, preventing release of shot: held ball immediately.
3) Defense touches ball, but does not prevent release of shot: travel, if shooter returns to the floor while holding the ball.
My own judgment is usually not good enough to determine when #3 happens. If the ball is touched intentionally (not just brushed by accident by the defense), it usually looks to me like the release of the shot was prevented and I go with #2.
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