MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nets guard C.J. Watson was warned by the NBA for flopping Thursday for a play in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s win at Minnesota.
The warning comes as no surprise after Watson all but admitted to flopping to draw an offensive foul on serial offender J.J. Barea with nine minutes to go in the fourth of what became a 91-83 Nets win.
”J.J. Barea’s a flopping guy, so I tried to give him a taste of his own medicine,” Watson told the YES Network in a postgame interview. “I hope I don’t get fined, though.”
If Watson violates the league’s new anti-flopping rules again, he would be subjected to a $5,000 fine. Nets forwards Reggie Evans and Gerald Wallace already have been fined by the league for flopping this season.
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Nets rookies Tornike Shengelia and Tyshawn Taylor put up big numbers for the Springfield Armor, the Nets’ D-League affiliate.
Shengelia, who had a triple-double in his first game with Springfield last month, tied the Armor’s franchise record with 39 points to go along with 18 rebounds and six assists. Taylor also played well, finishing with 21 points and 10 assists.