Draymond GreenForward at Golden State Warriors

By Rule, It Ain't a Travel": Draymond Green Weighs In on LaMelo Ball Controversy

24 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this solo YouTube commentary, Draymond Green breaks down the controversy surrounding LaMelo Ball's recent play that many fans labeled a travel. Green explains the NBA's specific rule that a player isn’t considered to have gathered the ball until the second hand makes contact, meaning movement before that point can be legal. He references a tweet from a referee labeling the play a travel, but counters it by noting that once the second hand touches, the player is considered up and the move is permissible. Green cites Seth Curry’s agreement that "by rule, this ain’t a travel" and aligns with Steph Curry’s observation that Ball never fully brings the second hand before shooting. He contrasts NBA rules with those of other basketball leagues, where the same action would be called a travel, and points out the NBA’s broader tolerance for extra steps and falling to the floor without a violation. Ultimately, Green concludes he does not view the play as a travel and understands why officials let it go, highlighting perceived inconsistency in travel enforcement across the league.

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By their rule, I'm looking at it, and once he bring the second hand, he won two and he's up. The one thing that I've been told about this traveling stuff is like until a guy brings his second hand to the ball, it's technically not considered a gather. And because it's not considered a gather yet, you could move like that. I saw the referee page tweeted that this is a travel, but by their rule, I'm looking at it, and once he bring the second hand, he won two and he's up. Seth Curry was saying like, "Yo, by rule, this ain't a travel." And I must say. I agree with Steph Curry. He never brings the second hand. When he does, he starts to rise up and shoot one-two. In any basketball world outside the NBA, it is a travel. Except the NBA don't have the same rules as all the basketball leagues. The NBA, if I fall down with the ball, I can stand up. In other basketball leagues, that's a travel. We really need the other angle to see when that left hand actually gets to the ball. But it's the fucking NBA. NBA don't call travel. So one extra step is why everybody gonna go crazy on a travel? Guys do that running through the lane all the time where they take an extra step or two and travels don't get called. I don't know, man. I think that's an interesting one. I don't think it's a travel and I see why the referees didn't call it.