# Robot Refs Take the Court: How Adam Silver and Sony Hawkeye Are Automating the NBA's Out of Bounds and Goaltending Calls - May 31, 2026

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Published: 2026-05-31T11:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail Robot Refs Take the Court: How Adam Silver and Sony Hawkeye Are Automating the NBA's Out of Bounds and Goaltending Calls NBA Commissioner Adam Silver just announced that the league will hand objective officiating calls to an automated AI system built on Sony's Hawkeye 3D optical tracking platform. We unpack how a missed out of bounds call in Spurs vs Thunder Game Five accelerated the rollout, what stays with human referees, and why the same Sony platform is quietly becoming ...

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