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Both thumbs raised.
Also known as: Held ball signal
The basketball officiating signal for a held ball, resolved by the alternating-possession arrow rather than by a contested jump.
Signals a held ball, resolved by the alternating-possession arrow rather than by a contested jump.
Contexts: Public information
The gesture survives from an era when such a call was settled by an actual jump ball; the signal still mimes the throw-up long after the procedure changed.
Contexts: Public information
Both fists closed with the thumbs extended upward, raised to shoulder height.