"NBA Implements New Rules on Flopping and Coach Challenges"
The NBA's board of governors has approved two rule changes for next season: a second coach's challenge if the first one is successful and an in-game flopping penalty. Coaches will now have the opportunity for a second challenge if they get the first one correct, but they will not regain their timeout for the second challenge. The new flopping rule will result in a non-unsportsmanlike technical foul and a free throw for the opposing team when a referee calls a flop. Possession will not change, and flopping violations cannot be directly reviewed by a coach's challenge. The rule changes were unanimously recommended by the league's competition committee.