{"id":825277,"date":"2013-03-21T11:08:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T18:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cowbellkingdom.com\/?p=20154"},"modified":"2013-03-21T11:08:32","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T18:08:32","slug":"tyreke-evans-warned-for-flopping-by-the-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/tyreke-evans-warned-for-flopping-by-the-nba\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyreke Evans warned by NBA for flopping"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tyreke Evans<\/a><\/strong> has been cited for flopping by the league. \u00a0The NBA issued a warning Evans for his flop that happened in the waning seconds of the third quarter. \u00a0After the Clippers’ Matt Barnes<\/a><\/strong> missed a wide-open, breakaway layup, he collided with Evans who snapped back his head upon impact.<\/p>\n[youtube id=”zfEs3pl-YiM” width=”600″ height=”350″]\n

Evans becomes the first King warned this season under the league’s new anti-flopping rules. \u00a0If he receives another violation this year, he’s subject to a $5,000 fine.<\/p>\n

Evans wasn’t the only player cited for flopping from Tuesday night’s game. \u00a0The Clippers’ Chris Paul<\/a><\/strong> received his first warning of the season for this flop on DeMarcus Cousins<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n[youtube id=”ZUL3vLq_x_w” width=”600″ height=”350″]\n

Here are the NBA’s official rules and penalties against flopping:<\/p>\n

In an effort to curb the unsportsmanlike practice known as “flopping”, the NBA implemented an anti-flopping rule starting in the 2012-13 season.<\/p>\n

A “flop” is 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.<\/p>\n

The main factor in determining whether a player committed a flop is whether his physical reaction to contact with another player is inconsistent with what would have been expected given the force or direction of the contact. For example, a player will be considered to have committed a “flop” if he falls to the floor following minimal contact or lunges in a direction different from the direction of the contact.<\/p>\n

The determination of whether a player has violated the flopping rule will be made by the League following video review of the play. (Game officials will not make determinations about flopping during games.)<\/p>\n

The first time a player is determined to have committed a flop, he will be warned by the NBA. Thereafter, the following automatic penalties will apply:<\/p>\n