NBA Summer League to trial single free throw and ball sensor for officiating
The NBA will test a “one free throw” rule and an embedded sensor in Summer League games to speed play and aid officiating. Under the new rule, fouls that would normally yield multiple free throws will be awarded as a single attempt worth the original points, with the exception of the final two minutes of regulation or overtime. The connected ball sensor will collect data for calls like last-touch out-of-bounds without affecting the ball’s playability. The tests occur in Las Vegas, California, and Salt Lake City, continuing a trend of using Summer League as a testing ground for league policy.
