NBA Rule 134.2 Bat Abuse

I just looked up, in the NBA rule book, the protocol concerning confrontations between rabid bats and NBA players. The rule applies only to confrontations during the course of official regular season games. Confrontations between rabid animals and NBA players in bars, hotel rooms, " spas, " or in Disney World venues, are not covered by this rule.

NBA Rule 134.2

" If an NBA player comes in contact with a rabid bat, and said confrontation occurs within 20 feet of the opposing team's foul line, and within 15 feet of the scorer's desk, said bat, if " stunned" or injured in any way must not, under any circumstances, be moved. An official time-out should be called and a " Is there a veterinarian in the house? " announcement must be made over the arena's public address system. Under no circumstances should the player who stunned and/or injured the bat pick up the bat and hand it to anyone in the stands. "

While rare, confrontations between rabid bats and NBA players have occurred. The most serious case being a confrontation between a bat and Dennis Rodman in a 1992 playoff game in Detroit.

Rodman, who bit the bat's head off in full view of 20,000 fans, has claimed for years that " the bat set an illegal pick and I did what I had to do."

Thanks Cape Man!

Thanks to the Cape Man for the heads up on the bat story

PETA IS Scheduled To Hold A News Conference On This Later Today.

In baseball, they have RBIs ( Runs Batted In ). In professional basketball, they now have RBPOs ( Rabid Bat Punch Outs ) And in baseball, they yell, " Kill the umpire! " In the NBA they scream, " Kill the vampire! "

The Spurs Manu Ginobili is the NBA leader in this RBPO category. But the season is still young.

And ya gotta hand it to the guy in the stands for accepting Manu's victim. Question of the day is: Would you take a wounded bat out of a guy's hands?


Click here: YouTube - Manu Ginobili swats bat out of air during Spurs vs. Kings

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The late Newton Minnow, former FCC Chairman.


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