US EditionIt's called automated officiating. The NBA is utilizing it to get even more calls right
The NBA uses automated officiating to shorten review times and improve call accuracy while maintaining human referees, enhancing transparency with computer-generated images, officials said.
- Using robotic eyes, the National Basketball Association deployed automated officiating to confirm a buzzer-beater where LeBron James did not commit offensive basket interference, securing the Los Angeles Lakers' win over the Indiana Pacers.
- To improve game flow and accuracy, the NBA invested in tracking technology, and league officials say it raises accuracy on objective calls while freeing NBA referees to focus on difficult judgment plays.
- The league tracks objects in space with high precision, using arena cameras and tracking systems to decide sidelines, baselines, out-of-bounds, and goaltending calls while Evan Wasch said computers perform well.
- The change shortens review times while offering visual transparency to fans and players with computer-generated images, and NBA referees remain in place as the referee union supports the system.
- Basketball's move aligns with other sports shifting to higher-tech officiating, as Wimbledon uses electronic line-calling and Major League Baseball plans robot umpires next season.
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The DispatchIt’s called automated officiating. The NBA is utilizing it to get even more calls right
The play, in real time to the naked eye, might have looked very close to a violation. LeBron James leaped, got his right hand on the ball with a few tenths of the game’s final second remaining and tapped it…
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It's called automated officiating. The NBA is utilizing it to get even more calls right
The NBA is using "automated officiating" to enhance game accuracy. This technology, which includes cameras and sensors, helps referees make precise calls by tracking players and the ball.
NBA utilizing 'automated officiating' tool to get even more calls right
The play, in real time to the naked eye, might have looked very close to a violation. LeBron James leaped, got his right hand on the ball with a few tenths of the game’s final second remaining and tapped it through the basket to give the Los Angeles Lakers a buzzer-beating win last season. Referees on the floor called it correctly. Video replay backed up their call, and the Lakers got a victory over the Indiana Pacers. Turns out, it wasn’t close…
The Future of Basketball Officiating Just Went High-Tech
In a sport where milliseconds and inches decide outcomes, the NBA is turning to technology to help keep the game fair. A defining moment came last season when LeBron James tipped in a buzzer-beater against the Indiana Pacers. To the naked eye, it looked dangerously close to offensive basket interference — but the referees ruled it good, and replays confirmed it. Now, the league’s newest tool, “automated officiating,” has proven the call wasn’t e…
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