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NBA introduces AI line-call tech amid playoff flopping surge

5/29/2026

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NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced the league will use an AI system for out-of-bounds and other line calls.
The move follows a Game Five in Oklahoma City where referees missed a key out-of-bounds call and refused a review.
Silver said the AI will work like Sony’s Hawk-Eye, supplementing referees for objective calls.
Flopping has surged in the 2026 playoffs, with players falling on roughly one in ten field-goal attempts.

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NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced the league will use an AI system for out-of-bounds and other line calls.
The move follows a Game Five in Oklahoma City where referees missed a key out-of-bounds call and refused a review.
Silver said the AI will work like Sony’s Hawk-Eye, supplementing referees for objective calls.
Flopping has surged in the 2026 playoffs, with players falling on roughly one in ten field-goal attempts.