The NBA is aiming to eliminate the ugliest deceptions while taking care to avoid humiliating the perpetrators.
Flopping has been an aesthetic scourge for years, and the NBA’s strategy for curbing it has evolved. In 2012, then-commissioner David Stern instituted an anti-flopping program that included the announcement of violations, video distribution of offending plays and escalating fines for repeat offenders. The “naming and shaming” approach made some impact, but the program, which relied on postgame video reviews rather than in-game calls, largely fizzled out after Stern’s 2014 retirement.
before stepping back into a jump shot, leading Smart to launch himself backward, slide into the paint and raise his hands while looking for an offensive foul.Last year, the officials allowed play to continue without calling an offensive foul on Harden or a defensive foul on Smart. This year, Smart would be assessed a flopping technical foul because his actions fit the STEM criteria.
Smart found himself on the other end of a potential flop during a playoff game between the Celtics and Miami Heat. Dribbling up the court, Smart veered to his left in hopes of drawing a foul on Kyle Lowry, who was pursuing the play from behind. When Smart and Lowry made contact, Lowry exaggerated the collision and took several steps toward the sideline.Smart was called for an offensive foul because he initiated the contact.
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