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Mark Cuban is funding a Southern Methodist University study on flopping in basketball.
Cuban, a loud proponent of cutting down the flopping in the NBA, is putting up $100,000 of his own money. Over the next 18 months, researchers will use motion capture techniques and video to try to identify what is a legit collision and what is fake. "The research findings could conceivably contribute to video reviews of flopping and the subsequent assignment of fines," SMU biomechanics expert Peter G. Weyand said. Commissioner David Stern has already said that stronger flopping penalties will be discussed when the NBA's competition committee meets next week. Jun 7 - 2:17 PM
Source: ESPN.com

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David Stern said on Thursday that the fines for flops aren't enough.

"It isn't enough," Stern said. "You're not going to cause somebody to stop it for $5,000 when the average salary is $5.5 million." Stern makes some sense here. If the average American makes $43K per year, a fine flop would equate to about $39.09, which is barely enough to by a 2013 NBA Draft cap. Players can expect the fines to increase next season.
Source: Ethan Skolnick on Twitter
Jun 6 - 9:06 PM
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The NBA will explore an off-site instant replay system for next season.

"We have asked the fans and they say it's absolutely worth the delay," David Stern said. "You have an obligation to get it right." The system would have officials at a off-site location look at replays of disputed plays when requested to do so and hopefully give a prompt answer to the play in question. Based on Stern's quote, it seems likely this system will be in place for next season.
Source: Chris Tomasson on Twitter
Jun 6 - 7:35 PM
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The NBA is reviewing the officiating in Game 4 of the Pacers-Heat series, league sources told CBSSports.com's Ken Berger.

There were several calls of note Tuesday night, including a blown 24-second call on which replays showed Roy Hibbert's shot clearly hitting the rim. The shot clock should've reset, but instead the Heat went on an 11-2 run to tie the game up. At the end of that run, David West struck a driving Dwyane Wade across the body, which the league is reviewing to see if it should be upgrade to a flagrant foul. The referees for the game were Rodney Mott, Derrick Stafford and Joe Crawford, who isn't exactly new to controversy. More as we know it.
Related: Pacers, Heat, Dwyane Wade, David West, Roy Hibbert
Source: CBS Sports
May 29 - 3:22 PM
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NBA commissioner-in-waiting Adam Silver said Wednesday he expects Seattle will get a franchise after the next round of TV negotiations is complete.

Silver's words come after the league's Board of Governors voted down the Kings' proposed move to Seattle. According to Mavs radio voice Chuck Cooperstein, the NBA's current TV contracts expire after the 2016 season, which means there could be a franchise in Seattle by the 2016-17 season. It's unclear if Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer, who headed the group trying to lure the Kings north, will pursue relocating another NBA franchise before that time.
Source: Marc J. Spears on Twitter
May 15 - 6:49 PM
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The NBA has changed the Las Vegas summer league to a tournament-style format with a champion crowned at the end.

The teams will vie for seeding from July 12-16 and the tournament portion will run from July 17-22. It sounds like a solid idea to juice up a bunch of games that usually feature rookies, young guys fighting to make rosters and D-Legaue players looking to latch on with teams.
Source: Paul Coro on Twitter
May 1 - 3:13 PM
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David Stern said Friday that the group trying to keep the Kings in Sacramento needs to increase its offer or else "it doesn't get to the state of consideration."

The Kings' ownership situation is an emotional one for the two cities bidding to land or keep the team, depending on your point of view. But for Stern and the NBA, it's a monetary decision. It's Stern's job as a commissioner to get the best price for his franchises, thus driving up the value of his league. We have no idea how this will end, but we know this won't be the last time Stern postures to try to get more out of one of the groups.
Related: Kings
Source: USA Today
Mar 9 - 10:06 AM
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Billy Hunter has been voted out as the NBAPA Executive Director, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.

The player representatives voted to oust Hunter on Saturday by a vote of 24-0 with six teams not present. LeBron James spoke in meeting, insisting the union needed overhaul. Hunter has been criticized for the way he handled the NBA lockout from last season and the deck was stacked against him to retain his job. He's also expected to file a lawsuit from this
Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter
Feb 16 - 4:56 PM
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Commissioner David Stern said Wednesday he expects the NBA will add blood testing for human growth hormone in time for the 2013-14 season.

Stern is simply following suit after Major League Baseball instituted in-season testing for HGH this year. Stern said the league was waiting to begin testing for HGH because "there hasn’t been a favored testing protocol yet." The commissioner also said he doesn't believe the NBA has a serious problem with HGH.
Source: SI.com
Feb 6 - 6:20 PM

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