The NBA is keeping the replay rule allowing coaches one challenge of certain officiating decisions per game, the league said Thursday.
The coach’s challenge was introduced last season on a one-year trial basis.
The league said Thursday that the board of governors had approved a recommendation from the competition committee to retain the challenge going forward.
“Our coaches were receptive to the pilot version of the Coach’s Challenge, increasing usage and becoming more comfortable with the concept and strategic aspects as the season progressed,” Byron Spruell, NBA President of League Operations, said in a statement.
During the 2019-20 season, NBA head coaches challenged 6…
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