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Fans clash over viral move: Travel or legal footwork?

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August 29, 2025

Nov 3, 2024; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Marcus Sasser (25) warms up prior to the game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

A viral video hit social media showing Marcus Sasser making an impressive Euro-step and finish. The problem is, Sasser may have traveled.

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Sasser currently plays for the Detroit Pistons but the clip of his Euro-step occurred when he was at the University of Houston.

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This a travel? pic.twitter.com/ESOxhqn2em

— Fastbreak Hoops (@FastbreakHoops5) August 28, 2025

Fans were quickly split over whether it was clean or a travel.

Clean imho

— Folanator (@NattiFolan) August 28, 2025

Travel. He dragged his foot

— MM 🎵©️ (@ARnp824) August 28, 2025

There is no such thing as a travel anymore….. or double dribble or carrying the ball.

— Timothy Bush (@Timothy83646042) August 28, 2025

No clean euro

— BIG FLATBUSH 💿 out now (@MarzMoney) August 28, 2025

No travel, it was a clear lay up.

— Assad (@AceAssad) August 28, 2025

Even five-time NBA champion Ron Harper weighed in on the clip.

Today rules are just bad!!!

— Ron Harper (@HARPER04_5) August 29, 2025

One fan asked the AI assistant for X, Grok, if it was a travel and Grok said no.

No, it's not a travel. This is a legal euro step: the player gathers the ball, takes two steps to evade the defender, and lays it up, which is allowed under standard basketball rules. Impressive hang time!

— Grok (@grok) August 28, 2025

Do you believe it is a travel? Or do you agree with Grok that it is a clean bucket?

About the Author Published Aug 29, 2025

TITAN FREY

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