NBA might penalize players for flopping

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NBA might penalize players for flopping

Scott Soshnick

Bloomberg News

Jan. 25, 2007 01:07 PM

National Basketball Association players who fake fouls might soon be penalized themselves, a league official said.

The NBA is studying how often feigned fouls, known as "flops," occur and whether officials can consistently tell the difference between actual fouls and embellishments, said Stu Jackson, the executive vice president for basketball operations.

"They're really difficult to determine in real time. They're meant to fool an official," Jackson told reporters today. "Are we going to be wrong more times than not? It's tough, but we're looking at it."

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FIBA, the governing body for international basketball, allows referees to impose a technical foul for flopping, a penalty that Jackson said the NBA is considering. Other sports, including soccer and hockey, also allow officials to penalize players who embellish fouls.

"We have so many more plays than you do in a football or soccer game and in a more intimate environment," said Jackson, who didn't offer a timetable for a decision.

Jackson met with reporters in New York to discuss the league's officiating program.

I don't think it should be a technical. Just rather a defensive foul for blocking.

I would rather them change the rule on a tactic Wade has made popular. How can it be a defensive foul when you just straight up, and the offensive players jumps into the guy in the air? I'm not sure but in college it's an offensive foul.

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i think it would make the game more interesting lol