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Originally Posted by gslefeb
With both feet off the ground:
1.Player catches ball in the air lands on right foot, jumps off that foot lands left. No Travel, picture a layup.
2.Player catches ball in the air lands on right foot, jumps off that foot and lands on both feet – no pivot foot, this is a legal play.
My question is with both feet on the ground:
A: A player is pivoting on the right foot, jumps off that foot and lands with the left foot. Travel.
B: A player is pivoting on the right foot, jumps off that foot and lands with both feet. Travel.
Am I correct?
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A: The travel rule says that the ball must be released on the dribble before the the pivot foot comes off the ground. On any other action, as in a shot, pass, or requesting a timeout, the pivot foot is permitted to be lifted before the action, but it must not return to the floor before the offensive act. Since the right foot is the pivot foot, and it is lifted before a dribble, that player can no longer legally dribble. Doing so would be a travel. They are permitted to shoot or pass or request a timeout, however.
B: Shorlt.y