Tournament rules (Modified basketball rules)
-Players cannot step out the boundaries ( black lined perimeter the court)
-Players cannot walk or run with the ball if they’re not dribbling
-No contact when a player is going to the basket
-No pulling or grabbing when defending on a player
-Players cannot dribble and then pick up the ball two hands and then continue dribble
-Players cannot dribble with 2 hands at the same time
-Point system will be 2 points inside the D and 3 points outside the D
The team with the most points over all 3 games will be the victor.
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