NBA owners have approved a rules change regarding violations for too many men on the court, closing a loophole that allowed Portland to score on a 6-on-5 situation earlier this season.
If a team is given a technical foul for having too many players, the non-offending team can choose to accept or nullify the action that took place before the whistle blew. If the team playing with five scores, it can keep the points.
Should that team nullify the play, the game clock reverts to the time before the ball was put in play with too many players on the floor.
Good decision, though it's surprising a rule like that wasn't in place before now. We lob our fair share of criticism at the NBA, but it is good that they're cleaning up things like this. Their recently reported plans on the travelling rules are another story.
