The world’s best basketball player of the past decade, LeBron James, and his teammate, Kyle Kuzma, received warnings for breaking the NBA’s anti-flopping rule in Los Angeles’ 115-105 victory. Lakers over the Memphis Grizzlies, last Friday, announced the competition.
The NBA said James’s offense occurred with 2 minutes and 33 seconds remaining in the second quarter, when James, sandwiched between Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks and Grayson Allen, fell to the ground while battling for a rebound.
Kuzma faked it with 6:31 remaining in the fourth quarter, according to the League. While defending Brooks, Kuzma attempted an offensive foul by turning and landing on the ground after Brooks dropped his shoulder and made contact with Kuzma’s hip.
According to the web portal espndeportes.com, the NBA tried to clean up the game by following the simulation of the 2012-13 season. After receiving a warning, a player can face fines ranging from $ 5,000 to $ 10,000 to $ 15,000 and up to $ 30,000 for each subsequent offense. If a player achieves six simulations in a season, the fine can be further increased and the League has the right to issue a suspension.
Nearly a decade after the rule change was introduced, anti-flopping is rarely used. James and Kuzma are just the sixth and seventh players to receive warnings from the League this season, alongside LaMelo Ball, DJ Augustin, Gary Trent Jr., Kristaps Porzingis and Mason Jones.