Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Updated: May 29, 1:12 PM ET
Fines will be imposed for clear cases of flopping
By Marc Stein
ESPN.com
The NBA announced to its teams this week at its annual pre-draft camp that fines will be imposed on players starting next season for clear cases of "flopping," ESPN.com has learned. The league office has yet to determine exact fine amounts for offending flops and how fines might escalate for repeat offenders, but in-game arena observers and video reviewers will be instructed to report instances of theatrical flopping for potential punishment as part of postgame reports on officiating and other matters. The league's pledge to crack down on flopping was conveyed to team representatives at Tuesday's competition committee meeting in Orlando. NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson confirmed the new policy Wednesday night saying: "What was clearly expressed to the committee is that we would begin imposing fines next season for the most egregious type of flops. When players are taking a dive, for lack of a better term."
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This is nonsense. The
This is nonsense. The easiest way to deal with this so-called problem is for the refs to ignore the so-called problem. The NBA created this problem when it began taking seriously the complaints of folks whose idea of basketball was formed when two-handed set shots were the norm and the league was all white.