Where Do You Warm Up?

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Originally Posted by BillyMac

I seldom watch NBA games on television, but I will occasionally watch for a few minutes, and I have the same two questions. What are the rules regarding team baskets, and benches in the NBA? Why are the benches so far away from the table, the benchwarmers are often seated below the plane of the endline?

If you notice, the new trend at NBA games is to have actual spectator seats between the scorers table and the players benches. In addition to the longer scorers' table this pushes the benches way down below the endline.