The National Basketball Association announced on Tuesday that players will now be penalized both in game and monetarily for flopping.
Those who flop will be assessed a technical foul, and the opposing team will be rewarded a free throw.
However, the NBA did say that flopping will not result in ejections – players are tossed from a game if they get two technicals.
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Since technical fouls result in a $2,000 fine to the player, a flop will result in a penalty of that same dollar amount. Repeat offenders' fines will be increased incrementally.
The NBA did note that a foul could still be called despite another player flopping.
Coaches will not be able to challenge whether a player flopped directly, but referees could wind up calling a flop while reviewing a separate foul call.
The new rules will go into effect for this season, and the NBA is calling it a "one-year trial."
The association was trying out the new rules in the Summer League.
