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Michael Vasquez Jeff and P.G 903 June 4, 2013

National Basketball Association rules changing

Have you learn the new rules thats been added to the NBA(National Basketball Association)? NBA rules has gotten tougher and stricter. The NBA rules have change and improve to the game of basketball. One way the NBA has got stricted was by adding two big rules to the game which was the 3 point line shot and the 24 second shot clock. The second way the NBA has changed was by the consequences that the players and referees get for breaking rules. The last way the nba has gotten tougher was by player and referees gambling and faking injuries.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) rules have been improved to organize the game and have become stricter, in three categories: good sportsmanship, scoring equality, and serious consequences for breaking the rules. In “24-second clock revived the game” Alex Sachare says the 24-second shot clock was the most dramatic change in the league, where the rules are constantly undergoing fine tuning, but rarely seeing major changes. It was invented in 1954-1955 season when the players would hold the ball for the whole game, preventing the other opponent to score. The 24-second shot clock rule was important because it gave both teams an equal amount of time to score. In "3 point line short" History of NBA rule changes states, the three point line shot was added to the NBA rules to the 1979-1980 seasons. The three point line shot was 22 feet from the basket and lengthened to be the original distance of 23 feet. It help/opened up the "paint" for big men's like centers or power forwards, and it left team players such as shooting guards open on the perimeter to shoot. The addition of the 3-point line shot as well the 24-second shot clock rule made the NBA more organized by allowing both teams to get an equal amount of scoring.

The National Basketball Association has added regulations to increase good sportsmanship. In "NBA rules history" from [| __www.NBA.com__] asserts that in the 1993 playoffs any player who gets into a fight and the team’s members run out of the bench area, players will get fined up to $2,500. Also the players on the team will be fined $5,000 for each of its players who left the bench area. Additionally the player that's in the fight gets either ejected from the game or suspended at least for one game. In "NBA rules history" also states that the number of timeouts per team was changed from 6 to 7. The last two minutes of the fourth quarter or the last two minutes from an overtime period was changed from two timeouts to three timeouts. The number of fourth period’s timeouts from each team was changed from 3 to 4. The NBA rules that has added with the new rules added, showed by the amount of timeouts each team has and players getting fine from sportsmanship.

Finally the NBA added stricter rules about consequences for breaking the rules. In "warriors guard Ellis Will lose $3million for injury, lie" Denis Cummings asserts that warriors guard Ellis Will admitted to lie about his injury he had. The warriors suspended Ellis for 30 games without paid for that time. Therefore suspension will cost him nearly $3millions. In "NBA looks to improve image of its referees" says Tim Donaghy was giving 15 month prison time for gambling on NBA games and providing inside information to gamblers. Also stated that there were other referees that joined him, Tim accused the NBA of ordering referees to fix games. The NBA has got out of control with players and referees faking injuries and gambling on NBA games. They need to get those who don't care for the game of basketball suspended as soon as possible before they ruin the NBA with their ideas.

The NBA basketball has changed slightly different by the new rules added to the game. The NBA came up with new rules such as the 24 second shot clock and the 3 point line shot. In the 1993 during the playoffs any player that had physical contact will get suspended and the number of timeouts has changed during the time. Players and referees gambling and faking injuries on court and outside the court is a serious issue. My thesis on this topic is important in the world because the NBA could check what fans and others think how the NBA should be improved.



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