Held ball vs. travelling

[SamIAm]

mick,

To add a little to your response, a voluntary release is a travel only if he then takes position of the ball (again) after the voluntary release and returns to the floor with the ball or is the first person to touch the ball after returning to the floor. I think that is what you meant since the original question had A1 returning to the floor with the ball.



There are a couple of official decisions to make here.

1) did the defensive player knock the ball loose or did the offensive player voluntarily release the ball.
Jump Ball or potential travel or grapple for the ball

2) did the defensive player create a loose ball or did the defensive player hit the ball, but not knock it loose.
Jump Ball or new possession for the offensive player.

Whatever you call, I agree with cmathews, sell it.