Basketball rules
courtesy of the NBA:
Rule No.1 - Court Dimensions - Equipment
Rule No. 2 - Officials and their Duties
Rule No. 3 - Players, Substitutes and Coaches
Rule No. 4 - Definitions
Rule No. 5 - Scoring and Timing
Rule No. 6 - Putting Ball in Play - Live/Dead Ball
Rule No. 7 - 24-Second Clock
Rule No. 8 - Out-of-Bounds and Throw-In
Rule No. 9 - Free Throw
Rule No. 10 - Violations and Penalties
Rule No. 11 - Basketball Interference - Goaltending
Rule No. 12 - Fouls and Penalties
I. Guides for Administration and Application of the Rules
II. Basic Principles
Contact Situations
Fouls: Flagrant - Unsportsmanlike
Block - Charge
Game Cancellation
Physical Contact - Suspension
Protest
Shattering Backboards
Player/Team conduct and Dress
Offensive 3-seconds
Player Conduct - Spectators
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Expiration of Time
Verbal Fan Interference
Guidelines for Infection Control
Dead Ball, Live Ball, Ball is Alive
Taunting
Official Referee Hand Signals
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