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Conversations about the foul-baiting and flopping have been around since the 2010s and they just continue to get bigger in the 2020s. In the middle of these and accused of doing it are Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, and Joel Embiid – some of the best offensive players in the league. Even LeBron James who has been in the league for three decades is accused of it.
Former NBA professionals, active players, coaches, pundits, and fans are calling on the league to be more vigilant about this. They think some rules need to be changed for the benefit of the game.
Commissioner Adam Silver spiced up the conversation even more last week when he dismissed any ideas that there is a rampant flopping in the league.
“I would only say that there’s a difference between selling a call, exaggeration, and a true flop, which is where you’re actually fooling the referees,” Silver said during an appearance at the Pat McAfee show and asked about the topic.
“I think sometimes, even as I sit in the stands in games, players may be falling, players may be reacting to a call, but to me, if they’re not fooling the referees, it’s like ‘Okay.’ The players are taught to sell calls these days.”
He assured though that the officiating department and the league are working together to improve calls and whether players can fool game officials.
People are asking for league intervention for the foul-baiting. NBA champion Stephon Jackson thinks there’s another way to deal with it. He used Doncic and SGA – the top two scorers this season – as an example.
Jackson, who had a long career as a role player and won the NBA title in 2003 with the San Antonio Spurs, thinks both players are naturally skillful and intelligent and it is on the defenders to figure them out.
NBA official Bob Delaney (left) has a laugh with Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Jackson (1) before the game against the Phoenix Suns in the first quarter at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-US Presswire
“I think defenders got to be smarter. Yeah. They selling it. Sometimes it might not be a foul. It might be a whole bunch of acting, but that’s IQ. That’s basketball IQ,” said Jackson in his podcast All the Smoke.
“If I’m smart enough to drive and make a move, knowing you’re going to go for it and get a little nudge and get a foul, I’m going to do that.”
He also said that offensive players can be smart, too, and that he does not blame Luka and SGA if they are capable of making the game easy for them.
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Former NBA professionals, active players, coaches, pundits, and fans are calling on the league to be more vigilant about this. They think some rules need to be changed for the benefit of the game.
Commissioner Adam Silver spiced up the conversation even more last week when he dismissed any ideas that there is a rampant flopping in the league.
“I would only say that there’s a difference between selling a call, exaggeration, and a true flop, which is where you’re actually fooling the referees,” Silver said during an appearance at the Pat McAfee show and asked about the topic.
“I think sometimes, even as I sit in the stands in games, players may be falling, players may be reacting to a call, but to me, if they’re not fooling the referees, it’s like ‘Okay.’ The players are taught to sell calls these days.”
He assured though that the officiating department and the league are working together to improve calls and whether players can fool game officials.
Luka Doncic, SGA are not to be blamed
People are asking for league intervention for the foul-baiting. NBA champion Stephon Jackson thinks there’s another way to deal with it. He used Doncic and SGA – the top two scorers this season – as an example.
Jackson, who had a long career as a role player and won the NBA title in 2003 with the San Antonio Spurs, thinks both players are naturally skillful and intelligent and it is on the defenders to figure them out.
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NBA official Bob Delaney (left) has a laugh with Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Jackson (1) before the game against the Phoenix Suns in the first quarter at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-US Presswire
“I think defenders got to be smarter. Yeah. They selling it. Sometimes it might not be a foul. It might be a whole bunch of acting, but that’s IQ. That’s basketball IQ,” said Jackson in his podcast All the Smoke.
“If I’m smart enough to drive and make a move, knowing you’re going to go for it and get a little nudge and get a foul, I’m going to do that.”
He also said that offensive players can be smart, too, and that he does not blame Luka and SGA if they are capable of making the game easy for them.
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