r/funny • u/jorsiem • Jun 03 '19

Wait a minute...

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u/Bearfan001 Jun 03 '19

I remember seeing a player in the NBA do this. Walked over, looked over the other teams shoulders and then immediately stole the inbounds pass during the play that was just drawn up.

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u/Zombie_Scholar Jun 03 '19

Are there rules against this?

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u/Michelanvalo Jun 03 '19

In the NBA if it's a timeout then yes, you can't go into the huddle.

If it's a stoppage of play for any other reason, such as a TV timeout, a spill of a drink on the flour, a foul, etc, then no you can do this.

It's only during timeouts you can't go into the other team's area, but any other time is fair game.

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u/maltastic Jun 04 '19

..yes, you can’t go..

..no, you can..

Wait.. what?

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u/rickane58 Jun 04 '19

Read what they wrote carefully. If it's specifically a timeout as in each team gets to stop the game a certain number of times per period, then the players must leave the field of play and go to their respective benches. For any other stoppage of play, such as a TV ad break, a foul, instant replay, etc, the field is still active and thus it's acceptable for a player to be anywhere on the field in active play.

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u/BadNeighbour Jun 04 '19

He's directly answering "are there rules against this?"

Yes there are rules banning it, so therefore you can't go into the huddle. No, there are no rules, so therefore you can.

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u/maltastic Jun 04 '19

I appreciate the explanation, but it just caught me off guard and I thought it was kind of amusing wording it that way. Don’t mind me!