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Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB
The status of the player, either as bench personnel, or as a player, has no bearing when the name is added to the book.
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It doesn't? RULING: In (a), No. 25 is
currently in the game and became a player when he/she legally entered the court. Since his or her name and number must
now be entered into the scorebook, a technical foul is charged to Team A. In (b), no penalty is assessed since No. 25 is
not currently in the game. (If No. 25 attempts to enter the game in the second half, his or her name and number will be added to the scorebook and a technical foul charged to Team A.
I wish the rules stated that if the officials, maybe even the table "officials", have definite knowledge" that No. 25 participated as a player in the game, that the name must then be written in the scorebook upon discovery, and that a team technical foul will be charged. But the rules just don't say that. They don't. I wish that they did, but they don't.