New NBA flopping rule will work, but only with consistent enforcement
New York TimesThis is the digital version of The Bounce newsletter. The NBA decided to change a couple of rules regarding coaches’ challenges and penalties for flopping, starting next season. Big men like reigning MVP Joel Embiid and even reigning Finals MVP Nikola Jokic might have to stop being giants who easily get knocked to the floor when it’s convenient. CP3 might not be ready for the bench yet I truly love when egos get interjected into a news conference with a player/coach/executive/mascot, like the Kool-Aid Man busting through a wall to exclaim, “OH YEAH!” It’s something that livens up the basketball world and makes a lot of us chuckle in delight. You starting or you coming?’” It was highly reminiscent of Carmelo Anthony’s infamous reaction to a question about coming off the bench when he joined Russell Westbrook and Paul George in Oklahoma City.
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