The NBA has announced that players are now only allowed to shoot the ball if it goes in the basket.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver explained the league’s decision behind the new rule during a press conference earlier today, stating, “If you really think about it, the ball going in the basket is pretty much the whole point of basketball. Big waste of energy when it doesn’t go in.”
With the implementation of the new rule, players will still be allowed to make three-pointers, dunks, and every other type of shot that was previously permitted, but they will now be subject to penalties if they choose to take a shot that doesn’t go into the basket, as doing so is utterly pointless considering that it doesn’t advance the score or facilitate any of the jaw-dropping, high-scoring action that fans crave. After all, missing shots is something that literally any average Joe can do, and paying to watch professionals do it makes no more sense than paying a Michelin-starred chef to burn your food.
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said he and other coaches are in full support of the new rule as well. “My biggest complaint about basketball has always been how players go through so much trouble to make smart plays to get the ball down the court only to sometimes squander all that effort by completely biffing their shot.
