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NBA prohibits use of Twitter, Facebook during games
The National Basketball Association is initiating new social media guidelines for its players, banning the use of web sites like Twitter and Facebook during games.
League officials sent a memo to all 30 teams on Wednesday announcing the guidelines for the proper use of social media sites by the players, coaches and front office workers.
"During games, the use of cell phones, PDAs, other electronic communication devices, and social media or networking sites (including Twitter, Facebook and other sites and services) by coaches, players and other team basketball operations personnel is prohibited," said a portion of the memo obtained by AFP.
The memo states that the ban will be in place 45 minutes before the start of each game and last until the post-game media interviews are finished.
The announcement also stated teams "are free to adopt their own rules relating to the use of electronic communication devices and social media sites and services during practices, meetings and other team events."
What are they afraid of?
Is that Popovich in that pic ?
nice move.
haha that's exactly what I thought. talk about going undercover in his Intelligence days
lol, beat me to it. It does look like him.
Has the NBA forbidden Tlong's twittering?
looks like bernie madoff
This NBA rule sucks. really sucks
NBA had to make a move to corner it's profits.
Guys like Shaq twittering during the game devalues the post-game interview contracts/half-time interview contracts etc. Why should TNT have to pay to get an exclusive interview with Shaq if he's already twittered all the good stuff away during the game?
It's all about keeping the money in-house and it makes sense from a business perspective.
O’Neal fine with rule banning Twitter during games
Shaquille O’Neal agrees with the NBA’s Twitter rule.
The Cleveland Cavaliers center, one of the league’s Twitter enthusiasts, said Thursday he likes commissioner David Stern’s new rule that bans NBA players from using Twitter during games.
“I think that rule was applied to those who use it irresponsibly, but I don’t really tweet during games anyway,” O’Neal said. “There were a lot of uncalled-for situations this summer, guys doing things that really aren’t good for themselves or the NBA brand. I think that rule was more suited toward them. I’ve always done things above board.”
Charlie Villanueva, then with the Milwaukee Bucks, created a stir last season when he sent a message on his Twitter account at halftime of a game.
Shaq commenting on uncalled-for situations................... that's really uncalled for
2012 must be really near......
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