The NBA is cracking down on the league's best actors
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When the Timberwolves take on the Los Angeles Clippers tonight at Target Center, league officials will be on the lookout for floppers: Players who exaggerate the force of a collision with an opponent and make it appear that a foul has been committed.
Timberwolves guard J.J. Berea is a known flopper. He's been cited twice by the league and fined $5,000. If he flops again, it will cost him $10,000.
Britt Robson covers the NBA for Sports Illustrated.com. He talked to Morning Edition host Phil Picardi about why the NBA is concerned about flopping.
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