The Orlando Magic will not be doing their status any good today.
The NBA introduced on Saturday that Magic guard Jalen Suggs has been assessed a postgame flopping nice of $2,000 for an incident in Friday’s NBA Cup sport in opposition to the Brooklyn Nets. Suggs was enjoying some tight protection on Brooklyn’s Tyrese Martin within the third quarter and flailed dramatically when Martin tried to clear some area.
Right here is the video.
However wait, there’s extra! The NBA additionally introduced Saturday that one other Magic participant, heart Goga Bitadze, had additionally been hit with a $2,000 flopping nice stemming from an incident throughout Friday’s sport in opposition to the Nets.
Bitadze’s episode occurred at one other level within the third quarter when Orlando was on offense. He was operating up the ground in transition and obtained nudged within the paint by Brooklyn’s Ben Simmons. Bitadze then thrashed round and ended up effectively out of bounds by the baseline in try and promote the contact. You’ll be able to see that video right here.
The poetic justice was that neither flop try labored — Suggs was the one who was referred to as for a foul for his preliminary jostling of Martin, and no whistle was blown on the Bitadze-Simmons play. The Magic nonetheless went on to win by a 123-100 remaining although.
The NBA can return and retroactively hand out flopping fines upon league overview, which is precisely what occurred right here. These fines have been part of the sport for a few years now, however in-game penalties for flopping additionally debuted simply final season (which have been given every now and then).
