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VanVleet is not making any demands. He’s well aware the league has already cut way on the number of spots made available to cameramen and photographers courtside. The escape lanes and photo boxes are the same size in every arena. At one point the baseline had space for 10 photographers per quadrant. The league has reduced the number of spots and increased the size of the escape lanes in the past decade with the current set up of two escape lanes (5 feet each) and a total of just 14 camera spots.

VanVleet was asked if the time had come to do more.

“Yeah, I would think so,” VanVleet said following the win over New Orleans on Tuesday night when he rolled the ankle. “I hope that is not a fine-able comment but I don’t know how many times that has to happen before we think about doing something else. I mean the game is so good, the NBA is so good at being proactive to help us out, but it has happened to me at least four or five times in the last two years. This is probably the worst.”

VanVleet hurt the ankle at the end of the third quarter but was back in the game four minutes later and played the rest of the way.

But by Thursday morning, the ankle was still sore enough and uncomfortable enough that he wasn’t sure it would be wise to play Friday.

More than anything VanVleet just wants to re-open the debate which hasn’t moved much since 2014.

“If they are going to move the box back, keep the guys out of the box who are trying to sneak their feet out,” VanVleet said.

“I mean they’ve got good enough cameras. It’s just unfortunate. It’s not happening to the point where it’s happening every day, but it’s happening too much. I think we could do a better job and try and find another way or something better to help the athletes out.”