In the National Basketball Association (NBA) today, flopping, the act of exaggerating contact to draw fouls, remains one of the league’s most debated issues. Under current NBA organization rules, an ...
There’s a scene that replayed itself over and over during last spring’s thrilling Western Conference semifinal series between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder. The script went like this: ...
Since reports surfaced last week that the NBA was set to fine players for flopping, many fans and observers, including me, have wondered exactly how the league would set about policing these actions.
The NBA has had a flopping issue for years and I believe much of the discourse we have seen during this year’s playoffs, especially between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers is due, in ...
Sports journalist who grew up in Dallas, TX. Lover of all things sports, she got her degree from Texas Tech University (Wreck ‘em Tech!) in 2011. Joined Diario AS USA in 2021 and now covers mostly ...
Flopping is a major issue in the NBA. I’ve written about it ad nauseam. The league has anti-flopping measures in place, but they rarely dish out fines based on reviews after the conclusion of the ...