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Lakers starter’s costly moment against Jazz draws NBA’s attention

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Price, K. (2026, October 27). Lakers starter’s costly moment against Jazz draws NBA’s attention. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/26/sports/lakers-ziaire-williams-hit-with-nba-fine-after-flop-against-jazz/

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Ziaire Williams, a starting wing for an unnamed NBA team, was fined $2,000 by the league for flopping during a game against the Utah Jazz on Sunday at Delta Center. The incident occurred when Williams exaggerated contact from Keyonte George, leading to an offensive foul and disrupting a potential scoring opportunity for the Jazz. This fine is part of the NBA’s focus on reducing flopping this season; Williams is the first Lakers player fined this year but only the third overall since the start of the regular season.

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The NBA fined Ziaire Williams $2,000 for flopping during a critical moment in the fourth quarter of the Lakers' comeback win over the Jazz on Sunday. The incident occurred at the 4:44 mark when Williams exaggerated contact from Jazz guard Keyonte George, who was driving to the basket with the score tied at 113-114 and the Lakers down by one point. This caused an offensive foul, giving the ball back to the Lakers, but they failed to capitalize on their possession. Despite this, the game ultimately ended in a Lakers win as Luka Doncic took over with four straight three-pointers late in the quarter and finished with 52 points, making it the first 50-point game of the season. Flopping violations are a key point of emphasis for the league in the 2026-27 season.

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One of the Lakers’ starting wings was fined for violating one of the NBA’s areas of focus for the 2026-27 season. asserted

One → fin → season

The league announced Monday afternoon that Ziaire Williams was assessed a postgame flopping fine of $2,000 upon league office review. asserted

Williams → announce → review

The incident occured at the 4:44 mark of the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ comeback win over the Jazz on Sunday at Delta Center when Williams, with the Lakers down 114-113, exaggerated contact from Keyonte George during the Jazz guard’s drive to the basket. asserted

Lakers → occur → basket

George attempted a pull-up midrange shot that would’ve put the Jazz up by three points. asserted

that → attempt → points

Instead, the former Baylor Bear was called for an offensive foul, with the Lakers getting possession of the ball. asserted

Lakers → call → ball

The Lakers didn’t score on the ensuing possession. And the Jazz did eventually take a 116-113 lead after Lauri Markkanen made a pair of free throws with 4:17 remaining. asserted

Markkanen → score → 4:17

But Luka Doncic took over the game from there, knocking down a trio of 3-pointers and making four free throws late in the game for the league’s first 50-point game of the season (Doncic finished with 52 points). asserted

Doncic → take → points

Flopping is one of the league’s points of emphasis to start the season. asserted

Flopping → start → season

While Williams is the first Lakers play to be fined this season for any reason, he’s the third player to be assessed a postgame flopping fine just one week into the regular season. asserted

he → fin → season

Boston’s Paul George and Milwaukee’s Kasparas Jakučionis (twice) have also been fined for flopping this season. asserted

George → fin → ?

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