Thread: NBA to test in-game flopping penalty at summer league

The NBA will be testing a proposed in-game penalty for flopping during summer league, according to an announcement by the league Tuesday.

A flop, which will be determined by referees at the game, will be penalized by awarding the opposing team one free throw. The player who commits the flop will be assessed a non-unsportsmanlike technical foul, which won't count toward personal fouls or lead to an ejection.

Officials won't be required to stop live play to call a flopping violation.

The league in 2012 implemented an anti-flopping rule that resulted in a warning and then an increasing amount of fines for every subsequent violation. However, there was no in-game penalty and the rule has rarely been enforced since its implementation a decade ago.

Would be great if this time the refs really do what they need to do.

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