The NBA released new anti-flopping guidelines and fines associated with flopping today in a press release:
The NBA will adopt an anti-flopping rule beginning with the 2012-13 season, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations Stu Jackson announced today.Flops have no place in our gamethey either fool referees into calling undeserved fouls or fool fans into thinking the referees missed a foul call. 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 shouldafter a warningbe given an automatic penalty.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.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.Any player who is determined to have committed a flop during the regular season will be subject to the following:Violation 1: Warning
Violation 2: 5,000 fine
Violation 3: 10,000 fine
Violation 4: 15,000 fine
Violation 5: 30,000 fineIf a player violates the anti-flopping rule six times or more, he will be subject to discipline that is reasonable under the circumstances, including an increased fine andor suspension.The league will announce at a later date a separate set of penalties for flopping that will apply during the playoffs.Courtesy NBA media services
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