What is the new NBA Flopping Rule?

When a game official calls a flop – act that reasonably appears to be intended to cause the officials to call a foul on another player – the offending player will be charged. The other team, on the other hand, will be awarded one free throw attempt, by any player who is in the game when the technical foul is assessed. However, a player won’t be ejected from a game based on flopping.

Futhermore, the referees won’t be required to stop live play to call a flopping violation. If necessary, the officials can wait until the next stop to administer the flopping and give the opposing team a free throw. It’s possible that the officials could call both a foul and a flopping violation on the same play.

A flopping violation won’t be reviewable by a Coach’s Challenge. However, the referees could call a flop via replay review of a called foul by a Coach’s Challenge.

New for the 2023-24 season, the monetary penalty system for flops has been modified to replicate the technical fouls, with fines starting at $2,000 and increasing incrementally for repeat offenders. The new flopping penalty will be in effect on a on-year trial basis.