re: Chris Bosh fined $5,000 for this flop in game 4

Flopping penalties should be set percentages of salaries. That way the highest paid played would be punished more equally.

And I'm not suggesting the percentage be higher for the richer players. I'm not our moronic government. Flat tax and flat fines for me.

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The NBA is doing the right thing by fining floppers...but why the frick are these fines so pathetically low?

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If you end up with three or more of these fines on your record, sure it doesn't hurt you financially, but what you have now is a reputation for flopping and documentation indicating why you have that reputation. For the rest of your career, that's in every official's mind to some extent, and there's a good number of calls you're less likely to get.

It can add up to more than meets the eye.