4-25.2 states a held ball occurs when an opponent places his/her hand on the ball and prevents an airbourne player from throwing the ball or releasing it on a try.

It is obvious that when a player goes up for a shot and the defender firmly places his hand on the ball and prevents the player from shooting that this is a held ball situation.

What commonly occurs is a player elevates to attempt a shot and the defender reaches in and puts a hand on the ball but does not hold it there, causing the shooter to return to the floor with the ball.

My interpretation on this has been a travel per 4-43.3b. Is this correct or should this be ruled a held ball?