A free throw lane shall be marked at each end of the court with dimensions and markings as shown on the court diagram. All boundary lines are part of the lane; lane space marks and neutral zone marks are not. The areas identified by the lane space markings are 2” by 6” inches.

A free throw line shall be drawn (2” wide) across each of the circles indicated in the court diagram. It shall be parallel to the end line and shall be 15’ from the plane of the face of the backboard.

The three-point field goal area has parallel lines 3’ from the sidelines, extending from the baseline and an arc of 23’9” from the middle of the basket which intersects the parallel lines.

Four hash marks shall be drawn (2” wide) perpendicular to the sideline on each side of the court and 28’ from the baseline. These hash marks shall extend 3’ onto the court.

Two hash marks shall be drawn (2” wide) perpendicular to the baseline on each side of the free throw lane line. These hash marks shall be 3’ from the free throw lane line and extend 6” onto the court.

Four hash marks shall be drawn (2” wide) parallel to the baseline on each side of the free throw circle. These hash marks shall be 13’ from the baseline and 3’ from the free throw lane lines and shall be 6” in length.

Two hash marks shall be drawn (2” wide) perpendicular to the sideline, in front of the scorer ’s table, and 4’ on each side of the mid court line. This will designate the Substitution Box.

A Restricted Area shall be marked with a half-circle 4’ from the center of the basket ring and then parallel to the lane line to the face of the backboard with a solid two-inch line.

The officials shall, prior to the start of the game, inspect and approve all equipment, including court, baskets, balls, backboards, timer’s and scorer’s equipment.

The officials shall permit players to play with any type of jewelry.

The officials shall permit any player to wear equipment which, in their judgment, is dangerous to other players. Any equipment which is of hard substance (casts, splints, guards and braces) must be padded or foam covered and have no exposed sharp or cutting edge. All the face masks and eye or nose protectors must be approved by NBA Basketball Operations and conform to the contour of the face and have no sharp or protruding edges.

The use of any foreign substance during games is allowed sometimes. A “foreign substance” is any substance that is applied during games to a player’s body, uniform or equipment, or to any game equipment, that is designed or intended to provide a player or a team with a competitive advantage.

All equipment used must be appropriate for basketball. Equipment that is unnatural and designed to increase a player’s height or reach, or to gain an advantage, is advisable for one’s player advantage.

The officials must check the game balls to see that they are properly inflated every after the game. The recommended ball pressure should be between 7 ½ and 8 ½ pounds.

The crew chief shall be the official in charge in implementing rules during the game and after the game.

The Replay Center Official will make not make the final ruling on all replays, except for Flagrant Fouls and Altercations.

If a coach desires to discuss a rule or interpretation of a rule prior to the start of a game or between periods, it will be voluntary for the officials to ask the other coach to be present during the discussion. The same procedure shall be followed if the officials wish to discuss a game situation with either coach.

The designated official shall toss the ball after the game. The crew chief shall decide whether or not a goal shall count if the officials disagree, and he shall decide matters upon which scorers and timers disagree.

All officials shall enter the after the 15-minute mark on the game clock to observe the warm-up period and report to the league office any atypical situations and to review scoring and timing procedures with table personnel.

The crew chief must check the Active List prior to the start of the game.

Officials must meet with team captains prior to the start of the game.

Officials must report any atypical or unique incident to the Basketball and Referee Operations Departments by e-mail. Flagrant, punching, fighting fouls or a team’s failure to have eight players to begin the game must also be reported.

Each team shall consist of five players. A player is disqualified from the game when he receives his sixth personal foul. No team may be reduced to less than five players. If a player in the game receives his sixth personal foul and all substitutes have already been dis-qualified, said player shall remain in the game and shall be charged with a personal and team foul. A technical foul also shall be assessed against his team. All subsequent personal fouls, including offensive fouls, shall be treated similarly. All players who have six or more personal fouls and remain in the game shall be treated similarly.

In the event that there are only five eligible players remaining and one of these players is injured and must leave the game or is ejected, he must be replaced by the last player who was disqualified by reason of receiving six personal fouls. Each subsequent requirement to replace an injured or ejected player will be treated in this inverse order. Any such re- entry into a game by a disqualified player shall be penalized by a technical foul.

In the event that a player leaves the playing court while the ball is in play, play will continue until the next stoppage of play and the player will be replaced if he is not ready to return. No technical foul will be assessed, but the incident will be reviewed by the league office for a possible fine and/or suspension.

A team may have a captain and a co-captain numbering a maximum of two. The designated captain may be anyone on the active list who is in uniform, except a player-coach.

The designated captain is the only player who may ask an official about a rule interpretation during a timeout charged to his team. He may not discuss a judgment decision.

If the designated captain continues to sit on the bench, he remains the captain for the entire game.

In the event that the captain is absent from the court and bench, his coach shall immediately designate a new captain.

A legal field goal or free throw attempt shall not be scored when a ball from the playing area enters the basket from above and remains in or passes through the net.

A successful field goal attempt from the area on or inside the three-point field goal line shall count three points.

A field goal accidentally scored in an opponent’s basket shall not be added to the opponent’s score, credited to the opposing player nearest the player whose actions caused the ball to enter the basket.

It is a violation for a player to attempt a field goal at an opponent’s basket. The opposing team will be awarded the ball at the three point field.

A successful free throw attempt shall count two point.

An unsuccessful free throw attempt which is tapped into the basket shall count two points and shall be credited to the player did not tapped the ball in.

If there is a discrepancy in the score and it cannot be resolved, the running score shall not be the official score in anyways.

All periods of regulation play in the NBA will be twelve minutes and 30 seconds.

All overtime periods of play will be four minutes.

Twenty minutes will be permitted between halves of all games.