Three minutes before the game starts, it is discovered:
(a) two Team B members have wrong numbers in the scorebook; or
(b) two Team B team members are wearing the same number.
In
(a), if either or both team member’s number is changed in the scorebook, one technical foul is charged to Team B. If there is no request for change or if neither becomes a player, thus avoiding the change, there is no penalty. In
(b), a technical foul is charged to Team B upon discovery of the identical numbers. Only one team member may wear a given number; the other must change to a number not already in use before participating.
(10-1-2)
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