NBA to test in-game flopping penalty in summer leagues

The NBA will make its first attempt to crack down on flopping by testing out an in-game penalty during summer league play, the league announced Tuesday.

According to the penalty rules, which are proposed for the regular season, a player who commits a flop -- currently characterized as players using exaggeration to sell a foul to the game officials -- will be given a non-unsportsmanlike technical foul, which doesn't quali