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Stern crafts zinger about flopping
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May 14, 2012
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May 14, 2012
Commissioner David Stern on the NBA's perceived flopping epidemic: "We should give out Oscars rather than MVP trophies."
David Stern says the NBA needs to start taking flopping more seriously
Via Larry Brown Sports
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May 14, 2012
If NBA officials can go back and review plays to determine if a player deserves a technical, they need to be given the ability to penalize players for flopping. When someone falls to the floor like they’ve been shot in an attempt to draw a call, there should be consequences. According to David Stern, the NBA is finally beginning to look at the issue more seriously.
“It’s a...
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May 14, 2012
David Stern wants flopping to end
Via Celtics Life
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May 14, 2012
ESPN.com:
"Some years ago I told the competition committee that we were going to start fining people for flopping, and then suspending. And I think they almost threw me out of the room (saying), 'No, let it be.'....
"I think it's time to look at (flopping) in a more serious way," Stern said, "because it's only designed to fool the referee. It...
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May 14, 2012
Commissioner David Stern says he thinks flopping is a ‘legitimate concern’
Flopping is a part of just about every contact sport in the world. Does that make it right? Even though people hate diving, you will never be able to completely eliminate it. Sports like hockey give penalties, others like soccer hand out yellow cards, but does that stop it? Can referees distinguish the difference in (More)…
Stern: It's time to look at flopping
Via Crossover Chronicles
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May 14, 2012
You can't swing a fouled Manu Ginobili around without hitting someone who watches the NBA talking about flopping. But as the video above shows, it's been an issue in the league for decades. Even before the "Euros" came in and started showing everyone that you'd get a few calls if you gave the body's natural reaction to contact a little...
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May 14, 2012
Heat star LeBron James gets MVP trophy - again
NBA Commissioner David Stern handed Miami's LeBron James his third MVP trophy in a pregame ceremony before the Heat hosted the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.
James was announced Saturday as the winner of the award. Fans attending the Indiana-Miami playoff game were all given headbands with James' logo and the letters ''MVP'' printed on them, as well as placards...
After MVP ceremony, it's Game 1 for Pacers-Heat
A few minutes before the Miami-Indiana series begins Sunday afternoon, NBA Commissioner David Stern will hit the court to present Heat forward LeBron James with the league's MVP award for a third time.
If the scene goes as Dwyane Wade expects, the moment will be more about motivation than culmination for James.
''His goal is to be the best player at the end of the season...
NBA Rumors: Will the City of Columbus Have an NBA Franchise?
Columbus mayor, Michael Coleman, sent a letter to commissioner David Stern to express his interest in having a NBA team in his city.Coleman said in his letter to Stern that the NBA team would share the Nationwide Arena with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He says that the arena is "on sound financial footing."Coleman also mentioned that Columbus has the lowest unemployment rate...
LeBron James accepts MVP trophy
NBA Commissioner David Stern handed Miami's LeBron James his third MVP trophy in a pregame ceremony before the Heat hosted the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.
James was announced Saturday as the winner of the award. Fans attending the Indiana-Miami playoff game were all given headbands with James' logo and the letters ''MVP'' printed on them, as well as placards...
Kobe doesn't take charges
Via Just Sports And Just Us
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May 15, 2012
There has been a big deal about flopping recently and David Stern isn't happy about it. On the flipside of that subject Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant told reporters not to expect him to take any charges.
"We got a couple guys that take charges, but for the most part, the one guy that took a charge is now playing in Oklahoma," Bryant told reporters after practice...
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May 15, 2012
Pacers-Heat Preview
A few minutes before the Miami-Indiana series begins Sunday afternoon, NBA Commissioner David Stern will hit the court to present Heat forward LeBron James with the league's MVP award for a third time.
If the scene goes as Dwyane Wade expects, the moment will be more about motivation than culmination for James.
''His goal is to be the best player at the end of the season...
At only 27, LeBron James is already a Hall of Famer
Via Sports by Colin
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May 12, 2012
Heat superstar LeBron James earned his third NBA Most Valuable Player award today and will be presented with a trophy by Commissioner David Stern tomorrow before Miami hosts the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series … Continue reading →
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May 12, 2012
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