Bobbling = No Travel

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by bainsey

A few weeks ago, first half, A-1 passes to A-2, who is moving from the top of the key down the lane. A-2 never gets a decent hold of the pass, and bobbles it down the lane, until he controls it with both hands underneath the basket, and easily scores.

Coach B wants a travel. On my way back up the court, I said to him, "There was no control, coach. That was legal."

My question is this: Is the NBA rule any different? That is, is advantage of "moving" the ball via a bobble allowed to be taken into consideration to be ruled a travel in the NBA?

(Yeah, I know. Save the easy joke about non-existent travelling in the NBA.)

Same rule, but judgement is applied as to whether the player was not in control of the ball. If a player is doing that "on purpose", they have violated the rules.