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Agreed, not illegal. But in this case, there's no requirement that a player be within his bench confines. He's entitled to be anywhere on the floor during this time.
But during a timeout, a team has a right to expect to hold their conference without the opponent being in a position to hear. The fact that the opponent is breaking the rule requiring him to be in his team box and is committing an unsporting act while doing it is all the justification needed. I too, would warn him to get away. But I believe the answer to the question is to assess the T. The rules allow for a T for unsporting behavior. I don't see how anyone could argue that this isn't unsporting behavior.
[Edited by BktBallRef on Oct 16th, 2005 at 12:48 AM]
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