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Originally posted by BktBallRef
Then the case book play and the rule don't agree.
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The playing of music/sound effects shall only be permitted during pre-game, time-outs, intermission and post-game. The use of artificial noisemakers shall be prohibited.
It doesn't say that they are permitted during certain times. It says they are prohibited. Prohibited means they can't be used at all, it would seem to me.
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I agree that the rule does seem restrictive,and the language ain't the greatest.However,IMO the casebook play was added,as they usually are,to expand and explain further the concept contained in the original rule,and how that rule should actually be called. If noisemakers were completely prohibited,then they would be removed or banned from the stands,as one post above suggested.They aren't prohibited from the stands,as per the casebook play.They are just prohibited from being used at any time except for the ones listed.