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Originally Posted by canuckrefguy
After he lost the ball, he re-gained control with both feet down. Okay. He then pivoted on his right foot away from the hoop.....stopped....then pivoted back towards the hoop on his LEFT foot.
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You saw it right, but you have to realize that, by rule - there is only 1 pivot foot in this situation - the foot on which he is actually pivoting doesn't matter.
His right foot is the pivot foot. Once he lifts that up, the left foot coming down doesn't matter, as long as the right foot doesn't return to the floor before the shot is released.
Remember - these are the same announcers who will often see a player take 3-4 steps on a drive to the basket, but then think that a travel should not have been called.