NBA referees have been locking down this season on players flopping trying to take charges. A few players have been called for it and a few have been fined. But none of those were anywhere near as bad as this one. Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari tried to take a charge from Robin Lopez and it was a utter failure. The NBA posted the video on its website Thursday and noted that Gallinari received a warning for violating the league’s new anti-flopping policy. His next violation would result in a $5,000 fine. Check out the terrible acting job after the jump.
(VIDEO) NBA: First Player Fined For Flopping! Reggie Evans & Metta World Peace React!
Brooklyn Nets reserve power forward Reggie Evans became the first player in the NBA to be fined under the league’s new anti-flopping rules. GameTimeGirl
NBA: Metta World Peace Goes On Twitter Rant, Calls Out Brooklyn Nets Floppers!
Gotta love a good ol Twitter Rant, esp. when it’s coming from Ron Artest Metta World Peace. Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over the Brooklyn Nets last night, Metta World Peace took to Twitter and ranted away about the Nets’ flop-happy ways, singling out Reggie Evans and Gerald Wallace as the most egregious offenders. GameTimeGirl
(Video) NBA: David Lee Yells At Blake Griffin ‘Stop Flopping!!!’
Blake Griffin has a bad rep for flopping and on Saturday he got called out on it. Mid-way through the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ win over the Clippers, David Lee didn’t appreciate the way Blake Griffin reacted to some contact underneath the basket. Likely dealing with this in varying degrees all night, Lee had a message for Griffin, and delivered it right to his face. GameTimeGirl
NBA: Dirk Nowitzki Calls the New Flopping Rules “A Bunch of Crap”, Kobe Says Floppers Are Chumps
Flopping in the NBA is nothing new but it seemed to reach a new low during the 2011-12 season. This year the league listened to everyone’s outcries and implemented fines of up to $30,000 for the offense. While some players are relieved, others think “its a bunch of crap”. Read more after the jump. Shay Marie x Sabrina B.
