As expected, when Adam Silver stepped to the podium, “Hack-A-Shaq” was the major piece of discussion.
The NBA commissioner said that while there won’t be a rule to remedy the increasingly-used strategy this season, it may not be far off.
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"As I said last summer, I said I was personally on the fence as well. I'm beginning to feel that a change needs to be made. And that comes in response to conversations with our network partners.