To start, let’s talk about what flopping actually is, since it’s become one of the hottest topics around the NBA. Basically, it’s when a player exaggerates contact in order to draw a whistle. It’s been going on since the beginning of the sport—Michael Jordan did it, Magic Johnson did it, and now today’s stars are doing it.
Prior to the 2013 season, the league agreed to an anti-flopping rule that would fine the worst offenders, which eventually wound up affecting 14 players for 24 different violations.
Before the start of the 2013 postseason, a similar rule was put in place. Players would be fined $5,000 for the first offense, $10,000 for the second, $15,000 for the third and $30,000 on their fourth violation. So far Tony Allen, J.R. Smith, Jeff Pendergraph and Derek Fisher have drawn penalties for their dramatic behavior.
When LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, two of the most notorious floppers in the league, were asked about how effective the policy was this season, their reply was pretty forthright.
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