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Originally posted by BktBallRef
Okay, that's cool.
My interp of the play is that he took a very bad shot! 
However, nowhere else in 4-43 is the word "fumble" used yet we still allow a player to retrieve one without calling traveling. How is it different?
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Because the restrictions are "while holding the ball." If the non-airborne player fumbles, s/he isn't holding the ball and the pivot restrictions don't apply.
If the player leaves the floor while holding the ball, 4-43-3a (etc.) apply.
If the player fumbles, then leaves the floor, 4-43-3a doesn't apply and it's not travelling.