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In basketball, flop is a derogatory term that refers to a defensive player intentionally falling backward to the floor upon physical contact with an offensive player. The hope is that it will appear to the official that the defensive player was knocked off of his feet by the offensive player's contact, thus prompting the official to call a charging foul against the offensive player. This article is about the sport. ...
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The move is also sometimes called acting, as in "acting like he was fouled". Because it is inherently designed to deceive the official, flopping is generally considered to be less than sportsman-like. Nonetheless, it is widely practiced and even perfected by many great professional players. It is sporting to shake the hand of ones opponent after the end of a game. ...
Flopping effectively is not easy to do, primarily because drawing contact can sometimes result in the opposite effect—a foul called on the defensive player—when too much contact is drawn or if the player has not positioned himself perfectly. Additionally, even if no foul is called on either player, by falling to the floor, the flopping defensive player will have taken himself out of position to provide any further defensive opposition on the play, thus potentially allowing the offense to score easily. To consistently draw offensive fouls on opponents takes good body control and a great deal of practice. Players generally become better at flopping as their careers progress. In basketball, a personal foul is a breach of the rules that concerns illegal personal contact with an opponent. ...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) added a rule in 1997 to cut down on flopping near the basket, adding a 4-foot (1.22 meter) block/charge arc around the center of the basket to help prevent flops. Such flops are charged as blocking fouls or no-calls. NBA redirects here. ...
Unlike the NBA, the penalty for "flopping" under International Basketball Federation rules is a technical foul. The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA (pronounced ), is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. ...
In basketball, a technical foul is an infraction of the rules usually concerning unsportsmanlike non-contact behavior. ...
See also
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In basketball, a personal foul is a breach of the rules that concerns illegal personal contact with an opponent. ...
External links - ESPN's Page 2 on "The Art of Flopping" The article includes the columnist's opinions about who are the best (i.e. most egregious) floppers.
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