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Flop (basketball)

Index Flop (basketball)

In basketball, a flop is an intentional fall by a player after little or no physical contact by an opposing player in order to draw a personal foul call by an official against the opponent. [1]

63 relations: Basketball, Biomechanics, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, Chris Bosh, Commissioner of the NBA, Dallas Mavericks, David Stern, David West (basketball), Derek Fisher, Detroit Pistons, Dikembe Mutombo, Dirk Nowitzki, Diving (association football), Diving (ice hockey), Dwight Howard, ESPN.com, FIBA, Force, Frank Deford, Frank Ramsey (basketball), Frank Vogel, Half-time, Hedo Türkoğlu, Indiana Pacers, J. R. Smith, J. Walter Kennedy, Jeff Ayres, Ken Mauer, Lance Stephenson, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Mark Cuban, Miami Heat, Motion capture, National Basketball Association, National Federation of State High School Associations, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, NBA playoffs, Official (basketball), Orlando Magic, Personal foul (basketball), Rasheed Wallace, Red Auerbach, Reggie Evans, Shaquille O'Neal, Southern Methodist University, Sports Illustrated, Stan Van Gundy, ..., Technical foul, Time (magazine), Tom Thibodeau, Tony Allen (basketball), Toronto Raptors, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Vlade Divac, 2001 NBA Finals, 2009–10 NBA season, 2011–12 Indiana Pacers season, 2011–12 Miami Heat season, 2012–13 NBA season, 2013 NBA Playoffs. Expand index (13 more) »

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport played on a rectangular court.

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Biomechanics

Biomechanics is the study of the structure and function of the mechanical aspects of biological systems, at any level from whole organisms to organs, cells and cell organelles, using the methods of mechanics.

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Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City.

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Chicago Bulls

The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chris Bosh

Christopher Wesson Bosh (born March 24, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.

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Commissioner of the NBA

The Commissioner of the NBA is the chief executive of the National Basketball Association.

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Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas.

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David Stern

David Joel Stern (born September 22, 1942) is the former commissioner of the National Basketball Association.

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David West (basketball)

David Moorer West (born August 29, 1980) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Derek Fisher

Derek Lamar Fisher (born August 9, 1974) is a former American basketball coach and player.

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Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Dikembe Mutombo

Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966), better known as Dikembe Mutombo, is a Congolese American retired professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Dirk Nowitzki

Dirk Werner Nowitzki (born June 19, 1978) is a German professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Diving (association football)

In association football, diving is an attempt by a player to gain an unfair advantage by falling to the ground and possibly feigning an injury, to give the impression that a foul has been committed.

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Diving (ice hockey)

Diving (also called embellishment) is a term used in ice hockey to describe a player trying to get the attention of the referee by embellishing an infraction from an opposing player in an attempt to draw a penalty.

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Dwight Howard

Dwight David Howard (born December 8, 1985), usabasketball.com, accessed February 24, 2008.

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ESPN.com

ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN.

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FIBA

The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA, FIBA World, or FIBA International, from its French name Fédération internationale de basket-ball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball.

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Force

In physics, a force is any interaction that, when unopposed, will change the motion of an object.

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Frank Deford

Benjamin Franklin Deford III (December 16, 1938 – May 28, 2017) was an American sportswriter and novelist From 1980 until his death in 2017, he was a regular sports commentator on NPR's Morning Edition radio program.

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Frank Ramsey (basketball)

Frank Vernon Ramsey, Jr. (born July 13, 1931) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

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Frank Vogel

Frank Paul Vogel (born June 21, 1973) is an American basketball coach.

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Half-time

In several team sports, matches are played in two halves.

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Hedo Türkoğlu

Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu (born March 19, 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and current president of Turkish Basketball Federation.

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Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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J. R. Smith

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J. Walter Kennedy

James Walter Kennedy (June 8, 1912 – June 26, 1977) was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1963 until 1975.

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Jeff Ayres

Jeffrey Curtis Ayres (born Jeffrey Curtis Orcutt on April 29, 1987), formerly known as Jeff Pendergraph, is an American professional basketball player for Eskişehir Basket of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).

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Ken Mauer

Ken Mauer Jr. (born April 23, 1955 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is an official in the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the 1986–87 NBA season.

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Lance Stephenson

Lance Stephenson Jr. (born September 5, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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LeBron James

LeBron Raymone James Sr. (born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.

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Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.

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Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958) is an American businessman and investor.

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Miami Heat

The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami.

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Motion capture

Motion capture (Mo-cap for short) is the process of recording the movement of objects or people.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America; composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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National Federation of State High School Associations

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) is the body that writes the rules of competition for most high school sports and activities in the United States.

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NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

The NBA's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season.

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NBA playoffs

The NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament annually held after the National Basketball Association's regular season to determine the league's champion.

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Official (basketball)

In basketball, an official (usually called a referee) enforces the rules and maintains order in the game.

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Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida.

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Personal foul (basketball)

In basketball, a personal foul is a breach of the rules that concerns illegal personal contact with an opponent.

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Rasheed Wallace

Rasheed Abdul "Sheed" Wallace (born September 17, 1974) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Red Auerbach

Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was an American basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics.

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Reggie Evans

Reginald Jamaal Evans (born May 18, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6, 1972), nicknamed "Shaq", is an American retired professional basketball player currently serving as a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA.

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Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University (commonly referred to as SMU) is a private research university in metropolitan Dallas, with its main campus spanning portions of the town of Highland Park and the cities of University Park and Dallas.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated is an American sports magazine owned by Meredith Corporation.

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Stan Van Gundy

Stanley Alan Van Gundy (born August 26, 1959) is an American professional basketball coach, who most recently served as the head coach and president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2014 to 2018.

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Technical foul

In basketball, a technical foul (also colloquially known as a "T" or a "Tech") is any infraction of the rules penalized as a foul which does not involve physical contact during the course of play between opposing players on the court, or is a foul by a non-player.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Tom Thibodeau

Thomas Joseph Thibodeau Jr. (born January 17, 1958) is an American basketball coach who is head coach and president of basketball operations of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Tony Allen (basketball)

Anthony Allen (born January 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Unsportsmanlike conduct

Unsportsmanlike conduct (also called unsporting behaviour or ungentlemanly conduct or bad sportsmanship or poor sportsmanship) is a foul or offense in many sports that violates the sport's generally accepted rules of sportsmanship and participant conduct.

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Vlade Divac

Vlade Divac (Владе Дивац,; born February 3, 1968) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and retired player, currently serving as the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings.

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2001 NBA Finals

The 2001 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2000–01 season.

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2009–10 NBA season

The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2011–12 Indiana Pacers season

The 2011–12 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 45th season as a franchise and 36th season in the NBA.

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2011–12 Miami Heat season

The 2011–12 Miami Heat season is the franchise's 24th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2012–13 NBA season

The 2012–13 NBA season was the 67th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2013 NBA Playoffs

The 2013 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2012–13 season.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flop_(basketball)

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