Legal Reaction, Heat of the Moment reaction Legal, Bench stands briefly to celebrate Legal, Bench stands briefly to celebrate
“This is an example of legal action by bench personnel. The bench personnel stand up to spontaneously celebrate a play on the floor. This is a legal act, and no delay of game penalty would be assessed. Note that bench players and assistant coaches may legally stand up to spontaneously celebrate a play on the floor, but, they must then sit back down on the bench, in a reasonable amount of time.”