NEW YORK (AFP) — National Basketball Association officials will have expanded opportunities to use instant replay in the upcoming season after clubs approved the idea, the league announced Thursday.
Scenarios for using the expanded instant replay video system approved by the NBA Board of Governors involve game clock malfunctions and determining whether a basket was worth two points or three and how many free throws should be awarded on certain fouls.
Replays have been used in prior seasons to judge whether or not shots that go through the hoop at the end of quarters should be counted or not based upon time remaining in the period.
Referees are already required to reconstruct play timing when clocks malfunction, so the video replay would allow them to do so more accurately in situations involving the end of a quarter.
Officials can now, at any point in a game, stop and consult replay to decide if a basket was made with both feet beyond the 3-point arc or not.
They might also consult replays to determine whether a shooter was fouled while attempting a 2-point or 3-point shot for the purpose of awarding the correct number of free throws.
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