NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that the league will review its player flopping rules during the upcoming offseason, following sustained criticism from fans and media during the postseason.
Silver made the announcement during television interviews ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday, June 8, 2026.
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Two-Day Review Session Planned
League officials will convene a specialized two-day competition committee meeting in Las Vegas alongside scheduled Summer League activities.
During the session, representatives will watch over 1,000 game sequences to establish clearer regulatory boundaries for referees.
"We're going to look in the offseason," Silver said.
"We have a two-day competition committee meeting in Vegas around the Summer League where we will watch over 1,000 plays over two days and see if we should set that line in a different place."
The league previously modified its regulatory framework in July 2024 by introducing an in-game penalty system that allows referees to assess a non-unsportsmanlike technical foul against players who visibly exaggerate physical contact.
Silver acknowledged that players are taught to "sell the call" when a foul actually occurs, but the league wants to differentiate between genuine foul identification and deceptive movements that disrupt the flow of play.
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Prominent athletes including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Brunson, James Harden, Victor Wembanyama, and Joel Embiid have faced recent public scrutiny and social media accusations regarding their foul-drawing techniques.
Oklahoma City Thunder General Manager Sam Presti addressed the external pressure faced by his roster following their seven-game Western Conference Finals elimination by the San Antonio Spurs.
"He's playing against six people," Presti said. "He's got five defenders and the sixth defender is social media."
Presti noted that handling widespread digital criticism requires significant personal resilience from professional basketball players.
Separately, Silver also addressed political discussions regarding the attendance of United States President Donald Trump at Game 3 of the NBA Finals inside Madison Square Garden.
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The commissioner defended the president's presence, noting that Trump has maintained a decades-long fandom of the New York Knicks that predates his political career.
