Holding the ball with the feet

[ChuckElias]

Had another odd situation last night (after the Thunder Stix ). Ball was loose on the floor and several players were on the floor trying to secure it. What do we see coming out of the scramble? One player has the ball securely between his feet and he's pivoting on his butt to get the ball away from the other players. I've seen this on a soccer field, but never in hoops.

Just to be clear, he's sitting on the floor and the ball is clearly and intentionally between his feet. His feet are elevevated slightly off the floor and he's rotating away from the other players. While he's doing this, he's yelling "Time out! Time out!"

My partner called a kick, reasoning that he intentionally moved his leg to contact the ball. What do you think of this call? I can see the logic of his reason, but it certainly was not anything like any kick I've ever seen before.

The funny thing was that after the violation was called, the kid gets up and tells me, "How could I kick it on purpose? I didn't even know where the ball was!"

Chuck