Minnesota Timberwolves' Corey Brewer fined for flop

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Corey Brewer has been fined $5,000 (£3,000) for a flop on the Miami Heat's LeBron James on Saturday.

The 27-year-old was boxed out by James in the first quarter of the sides' NBA clash when he was going up for a rebound and he then threw himself to the ground.

The Heart forward was called for his second foul of the contest and did not return to the court until midway through the second quarter after being taken off by coach Erik Spoelstra.

This is the second time this season that Brewer has been involved in a flop controversy, having been warned for a similar action against the New York Knicks in November.

The Timberwolves lost the game 103-82 to the Heat.