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Each team defends the basket located in its backcourt. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A player shall not violate the jump ball rule rule 6section vii. Everything you need to know about the nbas new rules. Basketball rules see fiba internal regulations, book 2. The restrictions which the rules place upon the players are intended t0. The rules of basketball are the rules and regulations that govern the play, officiating, equipment. Any additional team timeouts in a period beyond those which are mandatory shall be 1. Nba officiating news, rulebook and referee operations. Nba arena backboards must contain four strips of red led lights, synchronized with the game clock, outlining the inside of the four sides of the backboard to indicate the expiration of time and one strip of an amber led light to indicate the expiration of the shot clock. The nba approved a number of rule changes heading into the 2017 18 season. The nba is implementing two minor rule changes in an attempt to clean up the game from a safety and watchability standpoint beginning in 2017. Both rules had to be adopted to make each one work.
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