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Originally Posted by Amesman
A1 is dribbling in the lane and loses control, B2 comes in and swipes at the ball with one hand -- pinning it on A1's stomach. They kind of shuffle a couple steps down the court this way before the ball falls away. Partner called traveling on A1 and I couldn't think of what to tell him instead. Looked so darn odd, it seemed like something was wrong. Ruling?
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The way I read this, there is no way that A1 has possession, since the ball is not in A1's hands, and A1 is not dribbling the ball. Since A1 does not have possession, there cannot be a travel by A1.
In addition, there is no way that B2 has possession, since the ball is not in B2's hands, and B2 is not dribbling the ball. Since B2 does not have possession, there cannot be a travel by B2.
Possession is not something that either player has/earns when it takes
each of them to possess the ball. As soon as either A1 or B2 is absent in the above equation, there is no possession, so therefore no travel.