Awkward! James and Kuzma both flopped and were warned by the league. What official punishments were imposed on him?

US media reported that James and Kuzma were warned by the league after diving during the Lakers' game against the Grizzlies yesterday. NBA referees tweeted: Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James received a warning for violating the league's anti-flopping rules during the game against the Grizzlies. ?James' flop occurred in the second quarter of the game. At that time, James and the Grizzlies players who were standing under the basket were trying to compete for rebounds, and then fell backward while fighting for the rebound.

Subsequently, NBA officials tweeted again: Los Angeles Lakers Kyle Kuzma received a warning for violating the league's anti-flopping rules during the game against the Grizzlies. ?Kuzma's flop occurred in the fourth quarter. With 6 minutes and 31 seconds left in the game, Kuzma defended Dillon Brooks under the basket, and then Kuzma spun and fell out of the baseline. In this game, James scored 28 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals. Kuzma scored 20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. The Lakers defeated the Grizzlies 115-105.

The Lakers staged a big reversal. The team started slowly. The Lakers were beaten 20-2 by the Grizzlies. The maximum point difference reached 20 points. However, in these Lakers games It was such a slow start, and the Thunder had been lagging behind before, and only took the lead at the last moment. The Lakers narrowed the point difference to 10 points in the second quarter. In the third quarter, they played a wave. After James made a buzzer-beater, the Lakers went ahead by 5 points. In the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers did not give the Grizzlies any points. Opportunities kept widening the point difference, and finally defeated the Grizzlies by a big score and continued their winning streak. Although the Lakers reversed and won, today, both James and Kuzma received warnings from the league. What's going on?

It turned out that he was warned for diving. When the game entered the second quarter, the score on the court was 54 to 41. The Lakers were temporarily lagging behind. Once again, James was fighting for rebounds with the Grizzlies. Player Allen fell to the ground during the confrontation, and the referee called a foul on the Grizzlies. This was the first time he dived. Then the game entered the fourth quarter. The Lakers were already leading 102 to 91 by 11 points. Grizzlies player Brooks broke through with the ball and turned around and sent Kuzma flying out. However, this time the referee did not say anything and did not whistle. Kuzma committed a defensive foul and Brooks was not called for an offensive foul. These two falls are indeed suspected of flopping, especially Kuzma's spinning fall, which is really exaggerated.

The league officials also determined that the actions of these two people were diving actions, and immediately gave a warning. According to the official rules of the league, after a flop is recognized, if they dive again, At that time, a fine will be imposed, and a fine of five thousand dollars will be imposed. In this game, both James and Kuzma performed very well. James scored a near-triple-double, with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Kuzma transformed into Hanamichi Sakuragi, and the whole audience was stunned. Scored 20 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists. But both of them were playing tricks during the game, and they were caught by the alliance. This really shouldn't be the case. Fortunately, no punishment was imposed the first time, so you will have to be careful next time.

In addition, some fans pointed out that James has always been a frequent flop. Ever since the Heat, there have been endless news about James flopping. The most famous one should be that he was pushed by Muhammad of the Bulls because of a flop. It was still the playoffs at that time. However, James has always believed that he never dives. He once said: I never dive! Of course, this is also the first time in so many years that the editor has seen James actually being warned by the league for flopping. And this time Kuzma seems to have not learned the essence. At least James has deceived the foul. You have come around and the foul has not been deceived, and there is a high possibility that it will appear on the stage of the five big embarrassments. It is really not worth the gain. , maybe I am very happy.

Of course diving has always been very common in the NBA. For example, Paul is a master of diving. In addition, there is Stephenson. When he played for the CBA, he used to work with Sun Minghui. It's more of a competition to see whose flop is better. Of course, we do not advocate flopping. After all, it is better to do less of this kind of opportunistic thing. If you do too much, you will be criticized!

For the sake of fairness and smooth conduct of the game, the NBA prohibits players from diving during the game. Once discovered, they will be given a warning or fined.

However, in actual competitions, flopping behavior is common. The reason is that the price to pay for flopping is too small.

Objectively speaking, diving is essentially a player's self-performance. A "flopping" with excellent acting skills can not only win the favor of the referee, but also avoid punishment by the league; while a fake with poor acting skills can not only win the favor of the referee, but also avoid punishment by the league. If you fall, you will receive criticism from the league, such as James and Kuzma today.