NBA Changes Rules to Speed Up Pace of Play

The NBA is the latest professional sports league to try to speed up its pace of play.

On Wednesday afternoon, the league announced the approval that would potentially eliminate four time-outs per game, to help speed up the final minutes of games.

The NBA approved "flow of game" rule changes to start next season: pic.twitter.com/Lh1R69DKaB

— Steve Kyler (@stevekylerNBA) July 12, 2017

The NBA has also announced that the Trade Deadline will now be moved to 10-days before the All-Star Game.