The coaches may soon no longer be able to contest one, but two whistles. Journalist Chris Haynes indeed reports that the authorities of the NBA are seriously considering reforming the “challenge” system. The coaches could get a second and final “challenge” if the first challenge turned in their favor.
While waiting for a possible implementation for next season in the Great League, a track already mentioned at the end of February, the idea would be to test this formula this summer, in the Summer League.
We remind you that so far, each coach has only had one “challenge” per match and he can only take it if he has a time-out left. If his “challenge” wins, he keeps his time-out (but not his “challenge”). If he loses, he loses his time-out. What the NBA wants is that if this “challenge” is a winner, the coach also keeps his “challenge”. In other words, a justified “challenge” will allow you to have a second one.
The reservation of Adam Silver and the leaders is that these additional interruptions of play would be likely to lengthen the duration of the matches, then even the league would like that the duration of a meeting does not exceed 2h15.
