ＮＢＡコミッショナー、１クオーター１０分への変更に言及

【ロサンゼルスＡＦＰ＝時事】米プロバスケットボール（ＮＢＡ）のアダム・シルバー・コミッショナーは２９日、１クオーターの長さを将来的に従来の１２分から１０分に変更する可能性を示唆した。テレビ視聴者の変化に対応したり、国際ルールに合わせたりすることが目的となる。（写真は、米プロバスケットボール協会〈ＮＢＡ〉コミッショナーのアダム・シルバー氏）
　シルバー氏は米スポーツ番組「ダン・パトリックショー」で、「私は１０分４クオーターのファンだ」と発言。「他の多くの人も同じかは分からない」と認めつつ、「競技にとって非常に劇的な変化になる」と指摘し、さらなる議論が必要だと述べた。
　リーグとして積極的に検討していることではないとも付け加えた。
　ＮＢＡはこれまで一貫して１試合４８分で行われてきたが、五輪やその他の国際試合は１試合４０分、米大学の試合は各２０分の前後半制で実施されている。
　ＮＢＡが試合時間の変更を決断すれば、一部の１試合の記録やシーズン記録は更新が不可能となる可能性が高い。
　シルバー氏は「非常にグローバルな競技のため、将来的には国際的により一貫したルールがつくられるのを見たい」と話し、記録への影響などを認めた上で、「１試合２時間で収まるフォーマットの方が、現代のテレビ習慣に適していると思う」と指摘した。
　試合時間の短縮は、試合数を削ることなく選手の負担を軽減することにもつながるとみられる。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2025/01/30-16:50）

NBA commissioner Adam Silver raised the possibility that the US basketball league could someday switch from 12-minute to 10-minute quarters to court a changing television audience and align with international rules.
I'm a fan of four 10-minute quarters, Silver said on The Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday, although he acknowledged such a change would need much further study.
I'm not sure that many others are, he conceded. It's such a dramatic change to the game. I think something like that would have to be talked more about over time.
And, Silver added, it is not something the league is actively considering.
It's not quite at that level, said Silver, who was responding to a question about rule tweaks that league officials have discussed.
The NBA has played 48-minute games throughout its history, but Olympic and other international games are 40 minutes long, while US collegiate men's games are played in two 20-minute periods.
Should the league ever opt to make the change, it would likely make some single-game and single-season records impossible to break.
Because this game is so global, one of the things we'd like to see over time is creating a more consistent set of rules globally around the game, Silver said.
Putting aside what it would mean for records and things like that, I think that a two-hour format for a game is more consistent for modern television habits.
Such a move could also make for less wear and tear on players over the sprawling NBA season, without sacrificing games.
New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, asked about Silver's comments before his team's game against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, did not like the idea.
I'm more of a traditional guy, so I'd hate to see that ... just because of all the records and things of that nature, Thibodeau said.
I think what the fans enjoy is great competition, Thibodeau added. I think if we focus on the competition aspect of it, everything else will fall into place.