NBA adopts no-flopping rule with penalties2:58 pm October 3, 2012, by Chris Vivlamore
http://blogs.ajc.com/hawks/2012/10/03/nba-adopts-no-flopping-rule-with-penalties/Vivlamore reporting.
The NBA will adopt an anti-flopping rule beginning this season, the league announced Wednesday.
According to a press release issued by the league, flopping will be defined as any physical act that appears to have been intended to cause the referees to call a foul on another player. The primary factor in determining whether a player committed a flop is whether his physical reaction to contact with another player is inconsistent with what would reasonably be expected given the force or direction of the contact.
“Flops have no place in our game – they either fool referees into calling undeserved fouls or fool fans into thinking the referees missed a foul call,” Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Stu Jackson said in the release. “Accordingly, both the Board of Governors and the Competition Committee felt strongly that any player who the league determines, following video review, to have committed a flop should – after a warning – be given an automatic penalty.”
Here are the penalties for flopping:
Violation 1: Warning
Violation 2: $5,000 fine
Violation 3: $10,000 fine
Violation 4: $15,000 fine
Violation 5: $30,000 fine
The league said it will announce at a later date a separate set of penalties for flopping that will apply during the playoffs.
Physical acts that constitute legitimate basketball plays (such as moving to a spot in order to draw an offensive foul) and minor physical reactions to contact will not be treated as flops.
- Chris Vivlamore
