There is no basis for calling the violation on A2 and canceling the FT. There's precedent for ignoring the violation (say B2 had pushed A2 across the 3 pt line after A1's shooting motion had begun) when it's caused by a foul, but there's no precedent for charging the fouling player for a violation here.
You are correct, this should have been a TC foul, thus no FTs.
Players jockey for position all the time by pushing each other around, so I see nothing that indicates this should have been an intentional foul.
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