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The rules were not different in the 3-point arc era of basketball. There was a video someone posted a while ago where someone compiled footage dating back to Jordan in the 80s, where the pivot foot was lifted in this exact same manner.
The other thing that confuses people is that, in a triple threat position, if you start dribbling the ball, you actually can't lift your pivot foot before initiating your dribble. So folks are remembering the rule about not lifting the pivot foot, but applying it to the wrong basketball action.
If you lift the pivot foot before you start your dribble, it's a travel. But if you shoot or pass instead, it's not, as long as you do so before your pivot foot returns to the ground.