nba rules who can call a time out
Time-out (sport) In the North American National Basketball Association, the rule on timeouts is more complex. Effective the 2017-18 NBA season, teams are allowed seven timeouts, of 75 seconds in length. There is no limit on substitutions. In overtime periods, each team is allowed two timeouts. A request for a timeout by a player in the game or the head coach shall be granted only when the ball is dead or in control of a player on the team making the request.