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NBA Banning Courtside Use of Cell Phones to Help Prevent Further Gambling Scandals

  • Players will no longer be able to use cell phones courtside on game day
  • A similar rule already in place is routinely ignored by the players
  • Each team will designate a person to be an emergency point of contact
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The NBA is set to ban the use of cell phones courtside on game day as a way to protect the integrity of games. [Image: Shutterstock.com]

The NBA is still reeling from former Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s ban for feigning injuries to exit games early to win prop bets. The league is now bolstering its integrity protocols, banning cell phone use courtside.

players routinely breached it without any consequences

The previous rule dictated that coaches and players may not use phones or social media within 45 minutes of the beginning of a game and until they complete their media duties post-game. While this restriction was in place, players routinely breached it without any consequences.

SYN reporter Ian Begley reported that the rule change aims to improve the integrity of games and keep everyone focused on the game at hand. Every team will have a single staff member allowed to carry an emergency phone.

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