Mon Feb 21, 2005, 08:09am
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by rainmaker
How far toward the endline does the bottom lane space extend? In a game I worked on Friday, I noticed that one player was clear down under the backboard. I couldn't think of any indication that this was illegal, so I didn't say anything, but it got me thinking.
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It is illegal, by rule. The bottom lane space ends even with the backboard. There's supposed to be a line on the floor denoting that. See the court diagram at the front of the rulebook.
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Right. It was a rules change a few years ago.
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