Vlade Divac thankful he retired

According to ESPN.com, the NBA is finally imposing a rule that, y'know, makes sense. League officials announced at the pre-draft camp that it will begin fining athletes for clear cases of "flopping."

If you're unfamiliar with the term "flop," let me define it for you. Flop (n.) - 1) the unique wavy pattern of Mel Kiper's hair, 2) the intentional act of falling backwards onto the floor in order to warrant a charging foul from the referee, extremely annoying, 3) the act of flipping pancakes.

Vlade explains "the flop"

This comes at a crucial time for the NBA, when flopping seems to be at an all-time high with talented floppers like Manu Ginobili and Raja Bell dominating the game. However, several athletes aren't too excited by the NBA's move.

Pistons thug Rasheed Wallace explained politely, "All that bull[expletive]-ass calls they had out there. With Mike [Callahan] and Kenny [Mauer] -- you've all seen that [expletive]," Wallace said. "You saw them calls. The cats are flopping all over the floor and they're calling that [expletive]. That [expletive] ain't basketball out there. It's all [expletive] entertainment. You all should know that [expletive]. It's all [expletive] entertainment." In case you didn't know, those [expletive]s are just Rasheed's way of saying the f word.

Next up: Italian soccer.

- K.H. (I [expletive] agree with 'Sheed)