News from July 29.

The NBA Board of Governors approved the use of instant replay at the end
of quarters and overtimes to review specific instances.  A play will be
automatically reviewed at the end (0:00 on the clock) of the first 3 
quarters and only reviewed at the end of the 4th quarter and overtimes 
if the play affects the outcome of the game to determine if:
  1) the shot occurred before time expired
     If the shot occurred before time expired, then replay can be used to
     determine if:
     a) an 8 second violation occurred
     b) a 24 second violation occurred
     c) it was a 2- or 3-point shot (ie, if the shooter's foot was on 
        the line)
     d) the player was out of bounds
  2) a foul called occurred before time expired (but not to determine if
     it was actually a foul)
The refs are to review the replay in 2 minutes or less and must be
satisfied that the replay clearly shows a discrepancy before changing a
call.

Golden State promoted Otis Smith to director of basketball operations.

Sacramento named Terry Porter as an assistant coach.