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I’m not a fan of basketball’s unwritten rule at the end of blowouts

Brandon Jennings didn't appreciate JaVale McGee taking a three at the end of the game and shoved him out of bounds for it. pic.twitter.com/d3k6SqNyT5

— KNBR (@KNBR) April 3, 2017

I hate this “unwritten rule” for several reasons. First off, unwritten rules are for the whiners playing baseball. Second, holding the ball as the shot clock winds down drags out the game an extra 5 seconds! Shoot the ball and the clock keeps running. Hold the ball and the clock stops. You’d think a team that was getting its doors blown off would want to get into the locker-room as quickly as possible.