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Commissioner David Stern: NBA will take a hard look at flopping

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In his press conference before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, commissioner David Stern acknowledged that the league's Competition Committee will examine the issue of players' flopping to draw offensive fouls when it meets next week.

From Royce Young of CBSSports.com:

https://twitter.com/dailythunder/status/212698244596236288

Courtesy Rachel Nichols of ESPN, Stern used pretty harsh language to characterize the practice:

https://twitter.com/Rachel__Nichols/status/212698918012727297