It is basket interference to contact any part of the basket while the ball is on or within the basket. That means that the initial contact which was accidental was okay, but once the ball landed on the ring or fell within the basket, then BI should have been called.
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Basket interference occurs when a player:
ART. 1 . . . Touches the ball or any part of the basket (including the net) while the ball is on or within either basket.
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