Rule:
Art. 8. Team followers (fans, bands, cheerleaders and mascots associated with
either team) shall not commit an unsportsmanlike act, including, but not limited
to, the following:
a. Using musical instruments, amplified music or artificial noisemakers while
the game is in progress, except timeouts and intermissions;
b. Using laser pointers;
c. Throwing debris on the court after officials’ jurisdiction has begun;
d. Delaying the game by preventing the ball from being promptly made live or
by preventing continuous play, such as but not limited to, followers entering
the playing court before the player activity has been terminated. When the
delay does not interfere with play, it shall be ignored, or
e. Using profanity or language that is abusive, vulgar or obscene.
Note 1: Before penalizing a follower(s) of a team for violating Rule 10-2.8, the
officials shall have knowledge as to which team’s follower(s) committed the act.
Note 2: When the misconduct of the follower(s) for violating Rule 10-2.8 is
extreme or excessive, such behavior may be penalized by the official requesting
home/contest management to eject from the premises the team follower(s) involved
in the misbehavior. In such a case, a technical foul shall not be assessed.
PENALTY—(Art. 8) One free throw awarded to the offended team. The ball
shall be put back in play at the point of interruption using the procedures
of Rule 7-3.2.
PENALTY—Section 2 Administrative Technical Fouls:
The administrative technical fouls in this section do not apply toward the
team-foul total toward disqualification or ejection.