A team that wins its first Coach's Challenge will receive a second one in that game, according to a decision made by the NBA Board of Governors.
Los Angeles — The NBA quickly moved from experimenting to adoption; in fact, the Board of Governors only approved the new rules on Friday, just in time for the start of the 2023 Summer Leagues.
An in-game flopping penalty and increased Coach's Challenge usage will be implemented starting with the 2023–24 season.
Both were already in place for the 11-day NBA 2K24 Summer League that is still going on at UNLV as well as the prior tournaments that took place in Sacramento and Salt Lake City. The NBA implemented them on a temporary basis for the exhibition games in July, just like so many other rule modifications and interpretation adjustments.
When they observe a physical act meant to foul another player, the referee will call for the flopping penalty. The other team will receive one free throw and the offending player will receive a non-unsportsmanlike technical foul, which does not count toward an ejection. Any active player may be chosen by his coach to attempt the free throw.
Referees have the option to declare a "flop" during active play or at the following neutral chance to impose the penalty. On the same play, a foul and a flopping violation could both be ruled. The regulation was put into place as a one-year trial.
Although scrutiny of flopping has fluctuated over the years, this is the first occasion when the strategy is formally targeted for in-game penalties. The NBA office was already investigating questionable plays and issuing fines after games. This practice will continue, but there will be no longer be any financial consequences for flops called in games. The same $2,000 fine for technical fouls will apply to all technical fouls, with higher fines for repeat offenders.
Lester Quinones of Golden State and Jaden Shackelford of Oklahoma City were two of the first offenders of the new call. On the opening day of play at the California Classic, Quinones was warned for attempting to fake a foul on Jordan Ford of Sacramento. Shackelford fabricated contact from Jake LaRavia of Memphis two days later in Utah to receive his punishment.
Many NBA players and observers have criticized the frequently visible theatrics of flopping. Warriors coach Steve Kerr requested that the NBA ban it from the game during the playoffs in May.
It's all about gamesmanship and trying to trick the officials throughout the regular season, according to Kerr. It's up to the league as a whole. Would you like to fix this?
A referee may call a flopping infraction if they see it while reviewing another action, but a Coach's Challenge will not be able to directly review one. And because a team that wins its first Challenge will receive a second one in that game, there will be more reviews overall.
In the past, coaches were hesitant to utilize the tool, even when it was clear that a call was incorrect early in the game, preferring to save it for a crucial situation that might arise later. Now they won't be punished for, essentially, assisting in making accurate calls.
A team must still have a timeout available in order to start a Challenge. The timeout was kept if it worked. That will still be the case for a team's first Challenge, but any second Challenge will consume the timeout regardless due to concerns about the duration and flow of the game.
The new regulations had been unanimously recommended for the Board of Governors decision by the NBA Competition Committee, which was composed of players, coaches, executives, owners, and referees.
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