Is it a foul
According to the initial question, the way I see it the ball was pushed back onto the head of the shooter. This would require the hand of the defender to be directly on the top of the ball from the initial block of the ball downt to his head. This would constitute an immediate jump ball call. This is a call that officials have to be aware of and make an immediate call. I've seen this call missed several times and a travel has resulted. So in my humble opinion an immediate whistle for a jump would have prevented the continued play into the players head.
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