Lester Quinones made history by becoming the first player to receive a technical foul for flopping last night during the Warriors-Kings game.
As mentioned, the NBA is testing a new way to punish floppers in the middle of a game.
The league also announces that the rule will be applied during all summer leagues. In this case, if the referees decide to punish a player for having exaggerated a contact, the opposing team will receive a free throw plus possession, while the sanctioned player will receive a technical foul.
The referees do not even need to stop the game, the sanction applying to the next stoppage of play.
A means of calming the followers of the “flopping” undoubtedly more effective than the warnings and the fines distributed a posteriori. If the rule works well, we imagine that it will quickly be implemented in the NBA.
The proposed In-Game Flopping Penalty will be in effect on a provisional basis for all 2023 NBA summer leagues. pic.twitter.com/eqdJ5gHr7d
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) July 4, 2023
