NBA fines Gerald Wallace $5,000, warns Chauncey Billups for flopping
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Brooklyn Nets forward Gerald Wallace has been fined $5,000 by the NBA for flopping, joining teammate Reggie Evans as the only repeat offenders under the league's new penalty system.
The league also gave Clippers veteran Chauncey Billups a warning Wednesday for falling backward after launching a jumper against Utah with little or no contact.
Wallace was defending a driving LeBron James on Saturday in Miami when he went tumbling backward after James put his right hand on Wallace's body while dribbling with his left.
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Wallace had previously been warned for a flop against New York on Nov. 26.
The league defines flopping as "any physical act that appears to have been intended to cause the referees to call a foul on another player."
Players are warned for a first offense, with fines beginning at $5,000 for the second flop up to $30,000 for a fifth.
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Seven players have been determined to have flopped after review by NBA officials. Evans is the only other player to be caught twice.