NBA commissioner Adam Silver has championed several changes to the professional game during his tenure, and a few months ago went on record stating he believes the league could benefit from shortening games to 40 minutes. It seems he has one rather famous supporter who believes the NBA should consider that, along with another big rule change: LeBron James.
Speaking on his Mind The Game podcast with Steve Nash, James expressed his view that the league could borrow from FIBA rules for the better. Specifically he seemed open to the idea of 40-minute games and changing the NBA goaltending rule to the FIBA wording, which allows for players to touch the ball as soon as it hits the rim no matter what.
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