Source: BroBible
Summary
The NBA plans to test new rules for free throws during Summer League games to speed up the game. The “One Free Throw” rule would give players only one free throw attempt, worth the same points as the original shot, for most fouls. Traditional rules would still apply in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime. The move aims to improve game flow but has received negative reactions from fans and experts, who argue it changes the game’s dynamics and math.
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The habit gets a new name.
The NBA wants to make games faster, so they’re testing a new free throw rule. Because, you know, basketball is just too slow. The “One Free Throw” rule is simple: one shot, same points. But fans are already hating it, saying it’ll change the game and make it less exciting. The NBA thinks it’ll improve flow, but it’s really just a numbers game. And we all know how that usually goes.
Game flow is just code for “we want more commercials.”
Author: Evan Null
