No doubt that basketball is one of the US’s most popular national sports. As you know, the sport was credited as the brainchild of Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian-American physician, Christian chaplain, physical educator, sports coach, and innovator. In 1891, […]
When James Naismith came up with the idea of basketball, he was concerned about how to actually make a game that was fun and competitive from the ground level. He wasn’t thinking of giant men hanging out by the basket, […]
Matthew Dellavedova caught the attention of the NBA audience when he was involved with Taj Gibson in a kicking incident that sent the Chicago Bulls forward to the stands, and since then people are questioning is he just too devoted […]
The Clippers lost to the Cavaliers few days ago and Chris Paul was not so happy with the refereeing during the game. He was particularly surprised by the two technical fouls whistled by female rookie referee Lauren Holtkamp that was […]
The NBA’s competition committee had a lot to discuss at their meeting on Wednesday – including plans to increase penalties for flopping violations – but another issue weighing on members’ minds was whether or not to expand instant replay to […]
On Thursday we learned that NBA commissioner David Stern wanted to expand the league’s anti-flopping rules to include harsher penalties for offenders. Stern said the league would analyze the effectiveness of the current policy at an upcoming competition committee meeting, […]
Before David Stern steps down as the NBA’s commissioner next February, he has more business to attend to, including figuring out how to appropriately punish players for flopping. The league set out to handle the widespread issue this season, instituting […]
The NBA’s anti-flopping rule was a new addition to the game this season. In the playoffs, things changed up a little more when the NBA introduced harsher penalties for flopping. The first offense results in a $5,000 fine. There is […]
As the stakes raise for teams in the postseason, the penalties will also raise for first-time floppers. During its first season of implementation, the new NBA flopping rule warned 24 players and fined five players $5,000, but according to ESPN.com, the […]
After instituting new rules against flopping this season, the NBA and its fans knew it was just a matter of time before the first flopper was hit with a fine. After four different players had been warned for committing the […]
Out of the four major American sports: football, baseball, hockey, and basketball, the latter requires the least equipment. Young basketball players need not to worry about expensive pads, costly gloves, or the purchase of a new stick at the beginning […]
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