NBA Board of Governors Passes Rule Changes for Next Season

The NBA's board of governors adopted rule changes for the season, including resetting the clock to 14 seconds after an offensive rebound, simplifying the blame rule and broadening the definition of the hostile act.

The Governing Council voted on the changes at Friday's meetings. Rule changes required a two-thirds majority.

The NBA estimates that the return of the clock to 14 seconds after offensive rebounds will increase shooting attempts, especially at the end of tight games. The NBA has been studying the implementation of the rule by FIBA ​​in 2014, as well as its use in the league games of the G, WNBA and NBA leagues.

Under the light path rule changes, a clear path to the basket would be involved in all three cases:

• "A personal foul is committed on an offensive player during his team's transition opportunity."

• "When the foul occurs, the ball is ahead of the point of the circle in the backcourt, no defensive player has a lead over the offensive player with the opportunity to score and that offensive player controls the ball or a passes to him was released. "

• "The defensive foul deprives the offensive team of an opportunity to mark a transition".

In the case of a clear lane foul, the team is awarded two free throw attempts and a possession on the sideline closest to the place where the fault lies. is produced.

The NBA says that this rule would eliminate the need for a game in the backcourt. Referees would no longer need to judge if a defender was "between the offensive player and the basket, or if a defender is ahead of the foul player but not" between the attacking player and the basket, if Defender had the opportunity to position himself between the ball and the basket. "

The expanded definition of "hostile act" to trigger instant replay would now extend beyond interaction with another player to also include a hostile interaction with an umpire, coach, or coach. fan.