NBA to Begin Experimenting With Coach Challenges in 2019-20

The days of NBA coaches exploding on the sidelines while trying in vain to turn a questionable call in their favor or simply give a referee a piece of their minds could be coming to a swift end.

During 2019's Summer League, the NBA will experiment with a coach's challenge system for certain calls not unlike the setup currently in use in the NFL and MLB, per ESPN's Zach Lowe.

The league has been testing a similar version in the G League for the last two years, but the proposed system the NBA has in mind does not provide for the ability to challenge shooting fouls like the G League's does.

Coaches would get only one challenge per game, even if the challenge is proven correct, and they must have a timeout remaining to use one. If their gripe is upheld, they do not lose the timeout; naturally, they will lose the timeout if they are proven incorrect. Coaches can only challenge called fouls, goaltending, basket interference and plays in which the ball is knocked out of bounds.

While the measure has been approved for the 2019-20 season on a "trial basis," critics of this proposed system have made some valid points early on, including the fact that bringing a game to a screeching halt to look at a goaltending call could kill the pace at home for a viewer-- and dull a hot-handed team's momentum like a timeout often can.

While the game might not look as aesthetically pleasing when these changes are implemented, it's one step closer towards a world in which referees make the correct call every time.