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Old Fri Dec 19, 2008, 05:56pm
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by jevaque View Post
why is it not a travel on a fast break when a player catches the ball and then takes his or her 2 steps towards the basket for a lay-up and it is any other time????
Because the rules don't say anything about "two steps" (or any other number of steps).

If the player doesn't move his / her pivot foot in excess of what's allowed, it's legal. If s/he does, it's illegal -- whether on a fast-break layup or any other time.
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