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Originally Posted by Azyiu  By the rule, players MUST stay within the IMMEDIATE VICINITY of the bench. |
Actually the rule states that "during an altercation, players
NOT on the court in play when the infraction occured that
ENTER the court WILL be suspended".
Diaw and Stoudemire jumped off the bench and ran onto the court.
Even the Suns head coach knew. In an article posted shortly after the game, the Suns assistant coach was seen on video tape pulling Diaw back and telling him "you just got suspended".
Simply put, if there's any sort of a fight (even just shoving/pushing/name calling) and you are NOT in play at the time and enter the court, you will be suspended.
I personally don't see any gray area.
