The NBA Development League announced on Thursday that it will be making rule changes entering the 2015-16 season, per CBSSports.com's Matt Moore.
In a release made available by Moore, the D-League stated that it "serves as a research and development lab for the NBA, testing rules, equipment and technological advancements." That basically means it gives new ideas a test run in its league to give the NBA a good idea on whether they could work.
Of the changes, the D-League has dropped the international goaltending rule that allows the ball to be live upon hitting the rim. It will go to the NBA rule that states the ball needs to be clear of the cylinder in order for a player to touch it.
The international rule is something that had interested former NBA Commissioner David Stern, who made public as early as 2011 that he wanted to see a change to the goaltending rule, per 790 The Ticket in Miami (h/t Sports Radio Interviews):
I think that it’s too hard to call. I think that we don’t want to stop the game every time to see if it’s the right call, but the camera that looks down on the basket can tell the ...
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NBA D-League Reveals Rule Changes for 2015-16 Season: Details, Reaction
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