NBA rules for media interviews have been adjusted to reduce the part of the players and coaches interviewed obligations, but also adds some more feasible requirements. New media player in the game code to reduce the number of days in an interview , but requires long-term injured players appear to be at least an interview . New media codes , the coach can shorten the team training sessions open to the media of the time, there are home games of the day, in the morning shootaround after school , do not have a media interview , but for away games , shooting still after training interview . NBA senior vice president Tim - Frank , said: "It is time to re-examine all of this , we remain essentially the same criteria has not changed over 30 years , since the media perspective changed , the old rules have been clearly started to become burdensome , we need to this make adjustments . " Old Media Code requires players to shoot in the morning after the end of the training must be interviewed by the media , but in most cases reporters have looked in focus twelve players, others only in the side and waited . Now, the reporter selected an interview appointment in advance . But if the team did not arrange morning training aspects , that they must warm up before the game when interviewed. Former players after injury , usually do not reveal too much information to the media , such as Derek - Rose and Kevin - Kevin Garnett, the team announced that they have before the season , the media did not get any wind. The new rules require players serious injuries requiring long-term absence , as long as health permits, must be baked in the diagnostic results within a week after a media interview , and began to recover within a week after the training , but also an interview ,polos, even if the he was also unable to play. In addition, the new version of the Media Code also includes the following: Each training session must be open to reporters for 15 minutes, or 30 minutes after the start of , or within 30 minutes before the end ; 45 minutes before the start of the game , changing rooms must be open to the media for 30 minutes, but the coach will be arranged in the locker room before opening . In the past, usually coaches will make the final 45 minutes before the game layout ; 45 minutes after the game , the player must accept the media. "Our players are still the sports world 's most easily accessible and interviews , we made this adjustment is based on the old rules are outdated and incompatible with the needs of the media ." Frank concludes , "We need the team , players and coaches more reasonable , while the media fit the needs of the new rules , and we feel that we have achieved this goal . "