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No violation.
NF 4-5-2 Each team's basket for practice before the game and for the first half shall be the one furthest from it's team bench.
NF 4-5-3 The teams shall switch baskets for the send half.
The rules provide no penalty for what you described. They do provide penalties for pregame unsporting behaviour (Rule 10-1, 10-4)
The reason for your jurisdiction in viewing pre-game warmups has to do with viewing the players behavior toward their opponents (taunts, gestures, physical contact) and toward their own safety ( pregame dunking). As officials we will do everything necessary to prohibit either from happening.
Your best bet to prohibit the T's is to never allow the players to leave their half of the court. If you say you are diligent enough to monitor the situation safely should they do as you described and never have any problems then good for you.
Will it take the one incident in which the team returns without you noticing and then a taunt or fight occur to change your mind about allowing the act? If so, then you have to admit you are partly to blame for the incident because you alloed the players to warmup at the wrong end.
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