The Cleveland Cavaliers won a hard-fought win against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night without their star Donovan Mitchell. The 113-109 win on Tuesday night came just days after the Cavs lost the game 122-119 in overtime against the Pistons on Friday night.
Jaylon Tyson led the Cavs in Tuesday's win, scoring a team-high 22 points to go with his three rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a game-high five three-pointers in 32 minutes of play. It was a strong night for Tyson, but the Cavs forward received a minor penalty after the game ended.
On Wednesday morning, Cavs forward Jaylon Tyson was assessed a $2,000 postgame flopping fine in league review for flopping on Cade Cunningham's drive. The Pistons guard moved his hand slightly to avoid Tyson, but the Cavs forward made contact and ran backward, which is why the NBA is imposing a flopping fine on him.
Cavs forward Jaylon Tyson has been fined $2,000 for a game flop following a league review.
This play involved Cade Cunningham in last night's game against the Pistons. pic.twitter.com/KjnRIUA4n8
-Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) 4 March 2026
In addition to the flopping penalty, Tyson has also committed two technical fouls this season, resulting in a $2,000 fine each.
While the idea of penalizing players for flopping is a popular idea that was introduced years ago, it has become relatively unused over the past few seasons and has led many to wonder what the difference is between what Jaylon Tyson did and what, for example, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic does on a nightly basis.
How come Nikola Jokic was never fined for flopping? https://t.co/2xAgFzzYAH
- BGB♛ (@BonesGotBizzy) 4 March 2026
The joke flops WAAAY more than it gets credit for pic.twitter.com/sXIi8nQk8i
- Outbreezy (@outbreezyWC) 22 April 2025
Jock doesn't get enough respect for being one of the greatest floppers of this generationpic.twitter.com/P1Bp31icqQ
- NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) 26 December 2025
In his second season in the NBA after being selected 20th overall in the 2024 NBA Draft, Jaylon Tyson is averaging 13.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists while shooting 50.3 percent from the field and 45.8 percent from three. Tyson recorded a career-high 39 points on January 16 against the Sixers, shooting 13 of 13 from the field and 7 of 9 from three.
The Cavs will have a few days off to recover and prepare for their upcoming back-to-back sets against the Boston Celtics on Sunday night and the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.
