Looking to expedite the league's replay process, the NBA announced its Board of Governors unanimously approved changes Wednesday that will allow its New Jersey-based replay center to make on-the-court calls.
"Many instances in our 15 instant-replay triggers are very straightforward and do not need the involvement of the on-court game officials to accurately determine the result," Kiki VanDeWeghe, NBA executive vice president of basketball operations, said in a statement. "Flow of game is crucial to basketball so a quicker result will help our players and coaches return to action faster."
Under the new rules, the replay center can determine the following play types:
Two-Point/Three-Point Field Goal (made shot or foul)
Made Basket—End of Period
Out-of-Bounds
Shot-Clock Violation (on Made Field Goal)
Goaltending/Basket-Interference
Clock-Malfunction Situation (non-foul or non-violation involved)
24-Second Shot-Clock Reset
Number of Players on the Court
All of those calls were previously made by on-court officials. The NBA established its replay center for the 2014-15 season, which allowed officials to communicate direct ...
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