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With some humor spliced in, I think we're waaaaaayyyy overthinking this. This happens all the time. Just smile and either pass or deflect it back to the thrower who is OOB. If the thrower gives me that look that says, "uh, should I give this to you?" then I just start walking slowly forward and give a little underhanded 'go ahead' motion, which almost always works.
I even see this happen in college games on TV from time to time. After a basket the thrower is sometimes thinking about the next play downcourt and almost instinctively passes the ball to the trail official. And guess what? The trail just passes it back.
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