NBA to use Instant Replay for Plays Involving Ejections
The NBA announced yesterday that they're going to allow referees to use instant replay in games this year.
Before you get excited (or pissed off), be aware that the replays will only be allowed in instances where a player or players are being ejected - flagrant fouls (type 2 only) and fights/brawls/melees/etc. It basically comes down to this... if they're going to eject someone and possibly change the outcome of a game (or multiple games) as a result, they want to make sure they get the right guys the first time.
This announcement likely came as a result of all the crap the league had to take after suspending Boris Diaw and Amare Stoudemire in the Spurs-Suns playoff series earlier this year. Neither player really should've been suspended since they didn't do anything (except leave the bench). It remains to be known if the “leaving the bench” rule will change or be affected by the instant replay, but at least the refs will be able to eject only those players that were involved and not other players who weren't involved.