NBA rules

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NBA rules are the official regulations that govern how professional basketball is played, officiated, and organized in the National Basketball Association.


Statements (87)
Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball rules
sports regulations
allow coach’s challenge
video replay review
zone defense since 2001
appliesTo NBA coaches
NBA play-in games
NBA players
NBA playoff games
NBA preseason games
NBA referees
NBA regular season games
NBA teams
canBeModifiedBetween seasons
codifiedIn Official Rules of the National Basketball Association
defines 24-second shot clock
backcourt violation
ball specifications
basket interference
bench decorum
bonus free throw situation
carrying violation
clear path foul
coach’s challenge procedure
court dimensions
defensive three-second technical
defensive three-second violation
delay of game violation
double dribble violation
eight-second backcourt rule
fighting penalties
flagrant foul
fouls
free throw procedures
game duration
goaltending
illegal screen
instant replay procedures
instant replay review triggers
jump ball procedures
jump ball situations
number of overtimes allowed
number of timeouts per team
offensive three-second violation
overtime length
overtime procedures
personal foul
player ejection conditions
possession arrow non-usage
scoring system
substitution procedures
team composition
team foul limit per quarter
technical foul
three-point line distance
timeout length
timeout procedures
traveling violation
uniform requirements
violations
enforcedBy NBA referees
govern draft lottery procedures (game-related aspects excluded)
play-in tournament format
playoff seeding procedures
regular season standings tiebreakers
governedBy National Basketball Association
jurisdiction Canada
United States
language English
prohibit fighting
hand-checking on perimeter
leaving the bench during an altercation
zone defense restrictions prior to 2001
require minimum number of players to continue game
official game clock
official scorekeeper
official shot clock
players to wear numbered jerseys
team to have five players on court unless disqualified
updatedBy NBA Board of Governors
uses 15-minute halftime
24-second shot clock duration
3-second lane count
48-minute regulation game length
8-second backcourt count
five-minute overtime periods
four 12-minute quarters

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
NBA rules ("Official Rules of the National Basketball Association")
codifiedIn
NBA franchise ("NBA rulebook")
followsRulesOf
NBA game ("NBA Official Rules")
governingDocument
Western Conference Finals
governingRules
NBA Finals games
ruleSet

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