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NBA 03/12/2013, 12.13

White Mamba wants to change an NBA Rule and Play in San Francisco Pro-Am next summer

Warriors assistant Brian Scalabrine wants NBA to change rule so he can play in San Francisco Pro-Am

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Brian Scalabrine became the assistant coach of the Warriors last summer. And now, he is not allowed by the NBA to play in the summer the San Francisco Pro-Am. A rule that The White Mamba would love to change.

Per Yahoo Sports, The San Francisco Pro-Am has allowed fans and families to watch NBA players compete for free every summer during the past 34 years. Golden State Warriors assistant coach Brian Scalabrine hopes to change NBA rules so he can play, too. Scalabrine would like to play in the San Francisco Pro-Am next summer, but NBA rules state that coaches and front-office personnel cannot have contact with draft ineligible players. Draft ineligible players include participating college and high school players. It will be tough for Scalabrine to get the long-standing rule changed, but he plans to petition the NBA anyway, a league source said. 

 

The San Francisco Pro-Am's alumni list includes Gary Payton, Robert Parish, Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, Tim Hardaway, Damian Lillard, Jeremy Lin, Gilbert Arenas and Jason Richardson. Warriors guard Kent Bazemore played last summer. Projected NBA draft prospects who played in the San Francisco Pro-Am in recent years include Arizona freshman Aaron Gordon, Oregon sophomore guard Dominic Artis, California freshman guard Jabari Bird and Oakland Bishop O'Dowd High School forward-center Ivan Rabb, Rivals.com's third-ranked player in the 2015 class. 

 

Scalabrine, like all Warriors assistant coaches, is not allowed to speak to the media. "It would be good for the league to have someone like him," said Al Gordon, who is coach of San Francisco Pro-Am's Bay Pride. "The Pro-Am is not about people coming in trying to recruit. It's about the fans and family coming in getting to watch good basketball for free, up close and personal. It would be a bonus. I'd absolutely want him on my team." -

E. Carchia

E. Carchia

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