NBA to consider "new" rule for sake of viewing public!

[nightmare3983]

And yet the time Greg Ostertag threw his false teeth out of his mouth there was no fine. Go figure.

This isn't ringing a bell. Is there a video of this?

 

[carolinajazz]

Yes.
It's also possible that people who get upset by players chewing mouthpieces are too easily upset and too uptight.

You decide:

Definition of DECENCY
1 Socially acceptable behavior <the standards of basic decency demanded that they help the old lady with her groceries

Synonyms: decorum, form, propriety

Related Words etiquette; civility, courteousness, courtesy, gentilesse, gentility, graciousness, mannerliness, politeness, politesse; dignity, grace, refinement; discretion, prudence; appropriateness, correctitude, correctness, decorousness, fitness, rightness, seemliness; attention, attentiveness, care, carefulness; character, goodness, high-mindedness, honesty, honor, integrity, morality, probity, rectitude, righteousness, straightness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness

Near Antonyms: coarseness, crudeness, gracelessness; discourtesy, impoliteness, incivility, vulgarity; imprudence, indiscretion; badness, evil, immorality, wickedness; debauchery, degeneracy, degradation, depravity, perversion; crookedness, dishonesty, underhandedness, unscrupulousness

Antonyms impropriety, indecency, indecorum

...bottom line? Keep it in your mouth.....chew on some gum! We don't want to see it! Now, about all those "jailhouse" tats!

 

[fishonjazz]

You decide:

Definition of DECENCY
1 Socially acceptable behavior <the standards of basic decency demanded that they help the old lady with her groceries

Synonyms: decorum, form, propriety

Related Words etiquette; civility, courteousness, courtesy, gentilesse, gentility, graciousness, mannerliness, politeness, politesse; dignity, grace, refinement; discretion, prudence; appropriateness, correctitude, correctness, decorousness, fitness, rightness, seemliness; attention, attentiveness, care, carefulness; character, goodness, high-mindedness, honesty, honor, integrity, morality, probity, rectitude, righteousness, straightness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness

Near Antonyms: coarseness, crudeness, gracelessness; discourtesy, impoliteness, incivility, vulgarity; imprudence, indiscretion; badness, evil, immorality, wickedness; debauchery, degeneracy, degradation, depravity, perversion; crookedness, dishonesty, underhandedness, unscrupulousness

Antonyms impropriety, indecency, indecorum

...bottom line? Keep it in your mouth.....chew on some gum! We don't want to see it! Now, about all those "jailhouse" tats!

I see people chew on pens, pencils, toothpicks, lollipops, smoke cigarettes cigars e-ciggs and joints.

I don't have a problem with any of it and find it strange that people out there make a fuss about it