Adam Silver And The NBA Are Finally Taking A Real Step Towards Addressing The League's Flopping Problem

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While we all wait for some actual free agency news to drop, the NBA decided to sneak this little rules update for the upcoming season

I think all of us who read that tweet had the same reaction

Remember when the league thought some small ass fine was going to get rid of flopping? Well, that idea flopped (no pun intended but intended). If anything, flopping has only gotten worse over the years. Everyone does it from bench warmers to the reigning league MVP.

It became very clear that whatever rules were in place to try and prevent it weren't working, so the NBA had to do something to actually deter players from doing it. One might argue that the league should be better about making sure their refs don't keep falling for it, but this is a great place to start.

I guess it'll be interesting to see how the league determines what is or isn't a technical worthy flop in real time that I'm sure will come with it's own level of drama and inconsistency, but now that it could cost your team points as well as a potential ejection if a flopping player already has 1 tech, I don't see the harm in trying. 

Will they stop a game if there's a flop but a no call? Or, is it something that will only be called if a play is challenged and the replay is able to determine if it was a flop? 

The second rule update is the biggest no brainer in the history of no brainers. Coaches should not be penalized if they win a challenge all because the refs were morons. That never made sense to me. Sure they kept their timeout, but why should you lose your challenge if you're right? I can't imagine any owner would be opposed to that change and frankly, that's how it should have been in the first place.