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Miami’s Chris Bosh fined $5,000 for flopping in Game 4

Miami Heat center Chris Bosh grabs a rebound away from San Antonio Spurs center Boris Diaw during Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
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By Mike Bresnahan
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SAN ANTONIO -- Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh was fined $5,000 by the NBA on Friday for flopping in the second quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

Bosh sprawled out on the court after San Antonio’s Tim Duncan used his hip to set a screen as Spurs guard Gary Neal drove to the basket for an apparent layup Thursday.

Duncan was called for an offensive foul on the play, which took place with 6:07 left in the second quarter of Miami’s 109-93 victory that evened the series at two games each.

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Game 5 is set for Sunday in San Antonio. The Finals then shift to Miami for the remainder of the series.

Bosh had 20 points and 13 rebounds Thursday, a breakthrough of sorts after a slew of sub-par games.

Bosh was not available for comment Friday. Both teams were given the day off by their coaches.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

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