"If you continue to do this, you may have to suffer some consequences. What those exactly should be and what the progression is, is to be decided. We just want to put a stake in the ground that says this is not something we want to be a part of our game, without coming down with a sledgehammer but just doing it in a minimalist way to begin stamping it out. And I think there are ways we can do that and we'll have to wait and see exactly what we come up with."For those that don't know what flopping is, it's when a player flops to the ground dramatically when there is little or no contact between the player and the opponent.
Well it look like we won't have to wait that much longer. Spokesman Tim Frank stated on Wednesday that the league is finalizing procedures to deal with flopping. Stern believes that there are too many players are deceiving referees by flopping. The procedures are likely to include postgame reviews by the league office rather than an official calling an infraction during the game. The players when then likely be fined if the play is determined a flop.
