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By rule, this is traveling. The difference in this play and a player diving and sliding is that there's no pivot foot when diving and sliding. There is a pivot foot in this play. The rule is 4-43-1.
Traveling (running with the ball) is moving a foot or feet in any direction in excess of prescribed limits while holding the ball. The limits on foot movements are as follows:
A player who catches the ball with both feet on the floor, may pivot, using either foot. When one foot is lifted, the other is the pivot foot.
This player moved both feet without pivoting. Note that the prescribed limits say the player may pivot. It does not say they can slide.
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