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NBA Approves Rule Changes On Challenges, Flopping
The NBA's Board of Governors has signed off on two new in-game rule changes.
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Coaches had been limited to one challenge per game. They’ll now have a second challenge if the first is successful. A team must continue to use a timeout to trigger a challenge.
A team will still retain the timeout used to initiate its first challenge if it is successful. However, it won’t retain its timeout with the second challenge, even if it is successful.
The flopping penalty will result in a non-unsportsmanlike technical foul and the opposing team will be awarded one free throw attempt, which could be attempted by any player in the game. A player will not be ejected from a game based on flopping violations.
Referees will not be required to stop live play to call a flopping violation. They can wait until the next neutral opportunity to stop live play to administer the flopping penalty. A coach cannot challenge a flopping call but the officials can assess a flopping penalty while reviewing a different foul call.