About the scorers table

[Reality]

Is there not NBA protocol as to whether or not a player can sit or lie down on it?

I'm not dissing Artest, he was trying to chill out.  Should he not have know tho.  Especially in light of MLBs recent spat with Texas Rangers relief pitcher hurling chair at fans near bullpen, was this not a wake up call for NBA to reaffirm with players what is and is not boundries?  

I read a quote from Scott Pollard saying how the players did not know what to do.
Have not SternFish, Stooge and the players sat down and discussed/have written in their code of conduct info on scorers table?  I believe they do.  They must.
   

[westkoast]

Is there not NBA protocol as to whether or not a player can sit or lie down on it?

I'm not dissing Artest, he was trying to chill out.  Should he not have know tho.  Especially in light of MLBs recent spat with Texas Rangers relief pitcher hurling chair at fans near bullpen, was this not a wake up call for NBA to reaffirm with players what is and is not boundries?  

I read a quote from Scott Pollard saying how the players did not know what to do.
Have not SternFish, Stooge and the players sat down and discussed/have written in their code of conduct info on scorers table?  I believe they do.  They must.

I see players sit on it all the time so I don't see why it would be a problem.  I am sure they were happy to see him laying down then getting in Wallace's face.........up until the cup hit him of course.

[Reality]

I see players sit on it all the time so I don't see why it would be a problem.  I am sure they were happy to see him laying down then getting in Wallace's face.........up until the cup hit him of course. [/QUOTE]
Exactly.  Up until the cup hit.  The fact that it (table sitting or in this case the much more involved table laying) hasn't been a problem in the past did not mean it would not lead up to one as it did.

Table manners must be in the NBA protocol.

What a lucky bottle toss by that creep.

[westkoast]

I see players sit on it all the time so I don't see why it would be a problem.  I am sure they were happy to see him laying down then getting in Wallace's face.........up until the cup hit him of course.

Exactly.  Up until the cup hit.  The fact that it (table sitting or in this case the much more involved table laying) hasn't been a problem in the past did not mean it would not lead up to one as it did.

Table manners must be in the NBA protocol.

What a lucky bottle toss by that creep. [/quote]
 I think it is in the rule book right next to coaches leaving the box.  Sure its in the book but they rarely ever enforce it.