The Saints got jobbed by a no-call on pass interference in the last NFC championship. This prompted NFL owners to adopt a rule allowing pass interference calls and no-calls to be subject to coaches’ challenges and replay booth reviews. Now the subjective judgment of booth officials can supersede the subjective judgment of field officials while games come to a halt and everyone scrutinizes 30 angles of the same play frame-by-frame.
The NBA has decided it wants in on that riveting inaction. The league announced it will allow coaches to challenge calls next season in four instances, including personal fouls called against their team.