NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA has announced anti-flopping rules that will fine repeat offenders.
The league said Wednesday
that 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."
Players will get a warning
the first time, then be fined $5,000 the second time. The fines increase
to $30,000 for a fifth offense.
Commissioner David Stern
has sought to end flopping, believing it tricks the referees. Vice
president of basketball operations Stu Jackson says in a statement that
"flops have no place in our game."
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