Dribbler ends his dribble up during fast break because of his defender, the defender backs off, the dribbler throws the ball off of his backboard (not a shot attempt), runs and catches the rebound, starts a new dribble and drives the lane.
Saw a similar play in a game this week. It was borderline, but it kind of looked to me like he didn't so much shoot as throw it at the backboard in order to ricochet the ball to an open spot on the floor.
Now I know that the other team's backboard is considered part of the floor. But as I recall your own backboard is not.
So what is the call? I would have called traveling since he moved his pivot foot in order to collect the ricochet. Would I have been right?
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