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What Is Traveling in Basketball? I Counted 58,018 NBA Travels
Traveling in basketball is moving your feet more than the rules allow while you're holding the ball. Here's the NBA's two-step and gather rule, how FIBA's version compares, and what 58,018 NBA travel calls over 26 regular seasons show, including why the call is rarer now than at any point in that stretch.
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