Sounds During Timeouts
 

Are there any rules which could be applied to excessive noise during a timeout?

In a game this evening, during every 30 and full timeout, the home team played extremely loud music through speakers found right above the court. Are there any rules against this practice?

This leads to a follow-up question. If there is no rule against this, is it still permissible to have loud music going through just one of two speakers, the speaker above the home bench being conveniently broken while the speaker above the visiting bench is working perfecty loud?

No, the only restrictions being no on court "entertainment" during a 30 sec timeout.

If you feel there is gamesmanship going on report it to your state association.

I don't believe there is anything against playing music loudly. Although if one speaker is convenient broken...Depending on the severity, I may ask game management to lower the volume as it is distracting and potentially unsportsmanlike. Although I would probably just contact the state association and let them know of this potentially unsportsmanlike act. JMO

-Josh

1-18 is the only rule on this.

RULE 1, SECTION 18 MUSIC/SOUND EFFECTS/ARTIFICIAL NOISEMAKERS
The playing of music/sound effects shall only be permitted during pregame,
time-outs, intermission and post-game. The use of artificial noisemakers shall be prohibited.

MUSIC/NOISE/SOUND RESTRICTIONS
1.18 SITUATION: In (a) the band from the home team is playing during a live
ball; (b) the electronic scoreboard is playing broken-glass sound effects just after
an opponent's missed field-goal attempt; or (c) fans from the visiting team are
using artificial noisemakers during an opponent's attempted free throw. RULING:
All situations are prohibited by rule. The officials should notify game management
in (a) to instruct the band to only play during the permitted times; in (b) to
instruct the scoreboard operator to cease the prohibited acts; and in (c) to have
a public-address announcement made stating that the use of any artificial noisemakers
is prohibited at all times. In all situations, if the problem continues it may
result in a technical foul being assessed to the team supporter(s).

Don't be a plumber.

He'll Be Here All Night Folks ...
 

11-2: A single 30-second charged time-out shall not exceed 30 seconds. A warning signal for teams to prepare to be ready to resume play is sounded with 15 seconds remaining. No on-court entertainment should occur during this time.

Does that mean that Mark Padgett can't do his stand up routine during thirty second timeouts?