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I guess you would stop play just because a kid made a move and lost the shoe and reacted by going back and getting the shoe without the ball.
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I did this last night. Granted - it wasn't the player with the ball, but a defensive player. As no one was on a fast break, making a lay-up, etc. - I stopped play and let the player put his shoe back on (since he was about to in about 5 seconds).
Is that wrong? I didn't think so. Again, it is a safety issue - it seemed silly so let the game go on and let the player fend for himself. We would stop the game for an injured player (had two of those last night too!), for someone's glasses flying off, etc.
Again, if there is not imminent danger of the player being hurt more, or he is not badly hurt, we wait until their is a good place to stop the game. Otherwise we stop immediately. I don't see how it impacts the game negatively.