The NBA’s Board of Governors approved two rule changes that will go into effect next season — a second coach’s challenge if the first one is successful and an in-game flopping penalty — at its annual meeting during the Las Vegas Summer League on Tuesday.
Both rule changes had been unanimously recommended to the Board of Governors by the league’s competition committee — a group made up of players, union representatives, coaches, governors, executives and referees — to be implemented next season.
Coaches having access to a second challenge is something that teams — and coaches, in particular — have been pushing for years. Now, if a team gets a challenge correct earlier in a game, they’ll have a chance for a second one later in a contest.