Usually means: Player retains ball, game paused.
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  1. held ball: Merriam-Webster
  2. held ball: Wiktionary

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  2. Held ball: Sports Definitions

Definitions from Wiktionary (held ball)

noun:  (basketball) A situation in which players of opposing teams both hold the ball, with neither clearly possessing it outright.

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