Shoeless Joe comes to HS basketball

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Originally Posted by Nevadaref

B1 arrives at the game and notices that he has forgotten his basketball shoes. Suppose that he was wearing sandals with his street clothes or if B1 is a female player that she came to the venue in high heels.

B1 wishes to play without shoes. (Either barefoot or in socks) As the Referee do you allow it? What rule do you reference for your decision?

I'd go with a player safety issue. Socks they would slip a lot and barefoot they get stepped on they would get hurt a lot. Either way I'm not opening myself up to litigation.