Monty McCutchen, senior vice president of referee development and training, reported that the NBA will see a few rule changes for the upcoming season through a small conference call with reporters The Athletic’s Sam Amick reported.
In a small conference call with a few NBA reporters, McCutchen outlined two major rule changes: assessing technicals for egregious flopping and the awarding of a second coach’s challenge. The league also is tightening what can be considered a “rip through” foul against the defense.
The flopping calls will be classified as non-unsportsmanlike technicals, which means they will not count towards the offending player being ejected like a typical technical foul.