Welcome to our first installment of the NBA Rule Authority for the 2012-13 season. Similar to last year we will be posting on this page explanations to some of the NBA’s more complicated rules to help fans better enjoy the game. This week’s topic is Defensive Fouls in the Post.…Read More

Gerald Wallace of the Brooklyn Nets has received a warning for violating the league’s anti-flopping rule during the Nets vs. Knicks game on Nov. 26.

Explanation of You Make the Call Video: Click here to view video Offensive Foul This play is an example of an offensive foul on #88 for pushing an opponent into another offensive player while he is in the act of shooting.…Read More

Patrick Patterson of the Houston Rockets has received a warning for violating the league’s anti-flopping rule during the Rockets vs. Knicks on Nov. 23.

On the final possession of Charlotte’s 98-97 win over Toronto on Nov. 21, the game officials missed a foul by Charlotte’s Michael Kidd-Gilchrist against Toronto’s Andrea Bargnani on a jump shot.…Read More

Reggie Evans of the Brooklyn Nets violated the league’s anti-flopping rules for the second time during the Nets vs. Lakers game on Nov. 20. For this violation, he has been fined $5,000.

Reggie Evans of the Brooklyn Nets has received a warning for violating the league’s anti-flopping rule during the Nets v. Celtics game on Nov. 15.

With 10:16 remaining in the fourth period of the Oklahoma City vs. Detroit game (Nov. 12) Kevin Martin of the Thunder commits a physical act that was a flop under the League’s rule on flopping. He has received a warning in regards to this violation of the League’s rule on Flopping.…Read More

Each day during the season on Media Central, the NBA will post which players were warned or fined for flopping violations with video of each of the violations. This weekend, the NBA issued warnings to … Minnesota’s Barea Receives Flopping Warning With 10.…Read More

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