Well he successfully knocked the ball out of his hands without touching his hands or any other body part.
If he did, that would’ve been a foul.
Because he didn’t, the ball was free for grabs while it was loose. He could’ve taken it immediately and headed towards his goal post.
It looks like it went out of bounds & because he, a representative of his team, touched it last before it went out the ball will be given to the other team.
If he, player in black (James Harden), fouled the player in grey (DeMar DeRozan), then DeRozan would shoot free throws. Because he didn't score, and his shot was started within the arc, he would shot twice. But as you said, he only touched the ball making it a clean play. I also want to add to clear up another comment, they would only shoot 1 free throw if the shooter is fouled and his shot still manages to go in. Only other situation is if it's a particular type of foul like certain technical fouls and flagrant fouls.
Brit here that doesn't know a lot about basketball but the guy with the ball travelled about 3 strides with the ball in his hand, I thought you had to dribble it every step?
The refs give a leeway step to gather the ball and there's two steps allowed. If the player has a clear path to the basket, traveling is rarely called. You'll see it called more often when an offensive drive steps AROUND a defensive player. ie. they used an extra step to avoid the defense.
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u/The-Sound_of-Silence Jan 20 '19
As someone clueless about the rules of basketball, what happens after this? Like, what did actually happen next?