Travel question

[rockyroad]

First off, let me say that this play happened in an NBA game (Portland Jailblazers vs. Dallas Mavericks)... Portland player dives on loose ball and ends up laying on his stomach with the ball in his hands...he raises up on to both knees, sets the ball on the floor (letting go of it) and then stands up, bends over and picks the ball up and throws a long pass down the court...no call from the official standing maybe 10 feet away watching the play...so I have two questions:

1)For one of you NBA rule-masters: was this a legal play according to NBA rules? Or did the ref just have a brain-cramp?

2)In a Fed. or NCAA game, if the player (who dives on the floor and ends up on stomach with ball in hands) lets go of the ball and then stands up and picks the ball back up - is it a travel? I know it is if they go up on to knees or stand up while holding the ball...rule or case book references??? Thanks...