The NBA has introduced a new rule to clamp down on ‘flopping’ across the league.
Flopping has been defined by the league as "a physical act that reasonably appears to be intended to cause the officials to call a foul on another player.” It has been confirmed that players who are found to be guilty of 'flopping' will be handed a non-unsportsmanlike technical foul.
However, it will not count as a personal foul or result in an ejection from a particular game, but the opposing team will be awarded a free throw. Possession of the ball will remain with the team whose player was called for flopping, and any violations cannot be reviewed by a coach’s challenge.
