An animal rights activist chained herself to the basket stanchion Saturday during Game 1 of the Timberolves-Grizzlies playoff series in Memphis, Tenn. 3.

Here's a look at the stanchion where George suffered the injury, via Windhorst: Basket stanchions at Thomas & Mack Center appears to be significantly closer than NBA standard. pic.twitter.com ...

LOOK: Woman chains herself to basket stanchion during Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves playoff game It was the second on-court protesting incident at a Timberwolves game in the past week.

And make no mistake, the discussion about basket stanchions and where they belong will continue. If George's foot had just a little more room to land, this injury might not have happened.

How about chaining yourself to the basket stanchion. Yup, you read that correctly. It sounds ridiculous and is something you'd never even imagine happening at a sporting event of any magnitude, ...

ESPN's audio issues weren't the only disruption for Saturday's NBA playoff game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies. The game was brought to a halt in the second quarter when ...

Seriously, this is so ridiculous. Last month, Caitlin Clark let out her frustration on a basket stanchion -- not a player! A stanchion! -- and got whistled for a technical foul. It was dumb then ...

Only 20 camera positions, 10 on each baseline, will remain, down from 24 last season and 40 during the 2010-11 regular season. Each baseline can have six photo spots on one side of the basket and ...

The NBA is attempting to improve player safety by cutting down the amount of photographers around the basket stanchion, according to a memo from Rod Thorn, the league's president of operations ...

Last month, Caitlin Clark let out her frustration on a basket stanchion -- not a player! A stanchion! -- and got whistled for a technical foul. It was dumb then for a referee to whistle her for that.