NBA is only getting tough on flopping for one side of the ball

After the game, Morant announced he planned to appeal the fine, explaining, "It ain't like I fell. I just kept going backwards...I'll try to appeal it. I think it's like $2,000."

That wasn't the case with Randle's technical, as he took a dramatic fall after some extremely minor contact from Paul George.

NBA coaches called out double standard

Portland coach Micah Nori took issue with the calls, explaining that it was bizarre that the game would have three flopping calls after last season had "27 flops called last year in 2,00 games total." Nori disliked the whistle-heavy game from the Scott Foster-led crew, which led to 71 free throws and a game that nearly lasted until 2 AM, East Coast time.

Coaches Chris Finch of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors weighed in Wednesday before their matchup. Finch argued that the real flopping issue came from offensive players.

"[Fans] don’t care if a defender spills down and shouts. What they care is that the offensive players are baiting the game and falling down and getting unnecessary free throws."

Kerr thought that the NBA was focusing only on certain types of plays, while missing what he thought were defenders "taking a dive" to draw illegal screen calls. His overall comment was more succinct: "I think we should be the No [B.S.] Association."

Everyone wants flopping out of the NBA. The league may need to remind the officials to focus on flailing offensive players, not just stumbling defenders.