D-League officials given the ability to assess flopping player with a technical foul

According to a D-League release, game officials will be given the ability — as of Feb. 20 — to assess any flopping player with a technical foul:

Application of the new experimental flopping rule will involve NBA D-League officials assessing technical fouls to any player who, in their judgment, has flopped.  Officials will be required to confirm all flopping calls on instant replay monitors.  The instant replay review will be conducted at the  first timeout or quarter break following the flop call, and if confirmed, the technical foul will be assessed at that time.  Any flopping calls made in the game’s last two minutes will be reviewed and assessed immediately.

“There isn’t a better place to experiment with NBA rules than in the NBA D-League, and we are pleased to test this experimental rule that, for the first time, creates an in-game penalty for flopping,” said [D-League commissioner Dan] Reed.  “The NBA D-League is the research and development laboratory for the NBA and both leagues are always evaluating ways to further the game.”