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According to the penalty rules, which are
proposed for the regular season, a player who commits a flop --
currently characterized as players using exaggeration to sell a
foul to the game officials -- will be given a
non-unsportsmanlike technical foul, which doesn't qualify as a
personal foul or lead to an ejection.
The opposing team will be awarded one free throw and possession
of the ball.
Officials don't have to stop live play to assess a flopping
violation but can wait until the next "neutral opportunity" to
take a break to assess the penalty.
The league said these proposed flopping penalty rules will be in
effect on a provisional basis during all of this year's summer
league games, which began Monday and include action over the
next two weeks in Sacramento, Salt Lake City and Las Vegas.
Since 2012, the league has publicly warned players and/or levied
the occasional fine for flops, but there are no specific in-game
penalties for flopping. If the league determines a player
flopped, a warning is issued, followed by fines that increase
with each violation.
When initially determining fines for flopping in 2012, the NBA
defined a flop as "an attempt to either fool referees into
calling undeserved fouls or fool fans into thinking the referees
missed a foul call by exaggerating the effect of contact with an
opposing player."
The NBA Board of Governors must approve the penalty if it is to
take effect for the 2023-24, or subsequent, seasons.
--Field Level Media
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