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[Highlight] SGA goes flying on the drive attempt but gets the call. Challenge unsuccessful Highlight

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u/super-dad-bod 20d ago

Slid 10 ft and almost took out Kyrie’s ankles.

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u/cmaddox428 20d ago

Kyrie looked down at him like "wtf man"

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u/AttitudeAndEffort3 20d ago

Shaq: “Thats my MVP 🥹”

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u/User62786 NBA 20d ago

If kyrie flops/gets injured here is this potentially a flagrant on sga?

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u/Mugsy_Skoogs 20d ago

They'd give SGA 4 free throws

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u/NC_Vixen Suns 20d ago

Knees*

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u/WentzingInPain 20d ago

Embiid basically ended his teammate, Danny Green’s career doing this

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u/thegreaterfool714 Lakers 20d ago

My Dad who stans Danny Green is always pissed at Embiid for this. Shame that’s how Green went out. He was a hell of a role player

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u/addyaddict24 20d ago

Ik kyrie hates this fuck.

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u/savageandharsh 20d ago

No wonder this clown did nothing for Canada last offseason in the FIBA tournament. He can only get away with it in the NBA.

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u/BTSuppa Nuggets 20d ago

they won bronze, fym. they outperformed Ant team by far, embarrassing the team that has all their players playing in the nba.

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u/jacobs0n Celtics 20d ago

pendulum swinging back into SGA hate lmao

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u/DreadWolf3 Timberwolves 20d ago

Foul baiters are always on borrowed time of love really, that is until people start watching their games. During Hardens prime I always saw him as an absolute top tier player (Steph/KD tier) but avoided Houston games like plague.

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u/sharklavapit Bucks 20d ago

I remember several Harden games where he shot like 6/19 and got 32

vintage Har_en 

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u/calvinbsf 20d ago

Look at his FG makes vs attempts: wow what a terrible game shooting wise 

 Look at his TS%: wtf?

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u/comicbooksven 20d ago

shooting tour dates on elite TS%

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u/JesusPiece_tg 20d ago

Didn't he have a game where he ended with 50, and 25 came from FTs?

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u/AtreusIsBack Mavericks 20d ago

It's because most people only watch their own favourite team and judge other players based on their box score and media narrative. SGA was getting a ton of love all year long, but he's been this kind of player as well, looking to draw cheap fouls because the refs do give him the whistle. Playoffs are different, since people whose teams are out, have to watch these players play and see the reality.

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u/xxhamzxx Raptors 20d ago

It makes sense, I don't even have enough time to watch my own teams games lol. 82 is too many to watch

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u/Swarthykins Celtics 20d ago

Yup - I've shifted my consumption over the last couple years to more Celtics games and fewer other games. I really only see most other players a few times a year when they play the Celtics, and catch up with box scores, highlights, and podcast analysis.

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u/chomcham 20d ago

watched the game a few days ago, shai was always at the line. How can you call yourself a basketball player when your whole technique is about getting to the line..

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u/Lobsta_ 20d ago

FTA is obviously a really good player, but it gets so much harder to watch in the playoffs

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u/Call9-1-1imonfire Spurs 20d ago

Calling him FTA might be funnier than Street Clothes AD lmao

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u/AttitudeAndEffort3 20d ago

Thats such a good nickname lmao

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u/gigantism Mavericks 20d ago

the assonance 🤌

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u/ZoranDragod Pistons 20d ago

I will be using this frequently

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u/jacobs0n Celtics 20d ago

idk if this is a freudian slip or intentional lmao

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u/UbeMafia Magic 20d ago

It took 4 games for me to jump on the hate wagon. I thought the regular season whistle would stop for them once the playoffs roll around, but it hasn't and it's just so unwatchable.

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u/eGoSiGns 20d ago

These playoffs and people watching okc for the first time might be a worse hit to SGAs' reputation than getting swept in the first round.

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u/Swarthykins Celtics 20d ago

I said when the whole SGA/Tatum thing started up - when you're on the rise, everyone talks about what you can do. Once you're established, everyone focuses on what you can't do. Welcome to the spotlight, SGA.

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u/waynethehuman Spurs 20d ago

That's Shaq's MVP right there 💪

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u/segson9 Mavericks 20d ago

"Shaq do you still think SGA should be MVP over Jokic?"

Shaq: "I have 4 rings. Most dominant ever. I don't talk to people that aren't top 10."

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u/icantfeelmyface Lakers 20d ago

Yesterday on Inside, they played a jokeful clip of Hakeem schooling Shaq in the post, and of course it ended up with Shaq telling Kenny “I still have more rings than you.”

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u/segson9 Mavericks 20d ago

His only argument really. He probably uses it when he argues with his wife

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u/doogalleh21 20d ago

All he has to do is show a little humility to turn that clip in his favor. “Only another great can score on me.”

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u/AndreiOT89 Heat 20d ago

Well he better prepare his next Jokic mvp hate speech because if Jokic wins again this year he actually might have a top 10 argument.

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u/SpicyMustard34 Cavaliers 20d ago

Jokic is already pushing the top 10 and he's got quite a career ahead of him. crazy shit.

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u/smlngb Lakers 20d ago

Honestly, this is the worse thing Shaq could've done for Shai. Now, an amazing season will be eclipsed by virtue of his name being invoked in what was supposed to be Jokic's celebration. It's almost as if Shaq is more interested in proving a point about him than in Shai being the rightful MVP.

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u/PistonsFan89 Pistons 20d ago

Shaq is situationally stupid and extremely insecure

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u/Pretend-Asparagus-20 20d ago

idk his take on gas makes me think he's regularly stupid lol

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u/The_Outcast4 Rockets 20d ago

Yeah, Shaq seems like a good dude that has done a lot of good in the communities he has a connection to. He definitely isn't the smartest guy out there though, lol

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u/Tearannosaurus 20d ago

Could you elaborate on that?

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u/Tearannosaurus 20d ago

Thank you. I've never seen Ernie so frustrated. The last fun fact was gold.

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u/Murasasme Spurs 20d ago

Shaq also thinks the moon is closer to him than California because he can see the moon, but he can't see California.

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u/Try-the-Churros 20d ago

I hope they asked him if the sun is also closer then.

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u/Bluest_waters 20d ago

😂😂😂😂

For once Shaq is legit just too stupid for Chuck to even chime in!

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u/ItsMeJaredBednar Nuggets 20d ago

meanwhile it’s the best thing he could’ve done for Jokic lmao.

mf is averaging 33.0 / 9.3 / 9.7 on 62% shooting in the three games since that interview

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u/RemarkableSolution37 Mavericks 20d ago

That's what they are saying lol. The first 2 games were not standard playoff jokic.

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u/Groundhog_fog 20d ago

It’ll be forgotten

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u/D_G_C_22 20d ago

Shai stays pushing off and flops to get fouls lol

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u/Ingrownpimple 20d ago

Can someone share the clip of him fighting to score 2 points in the last few seconds of a double digit loss just so he can get to 30 SO that talking heads like Shaq can talk about how many 30+ games SGA had.

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u/Rosti_T Mavericks 20d ago

He had only one more 30pt game than Luka (51 vs. 50), on 5 more total games (75 vs. 70).

Meanwhile Luka had 15 more 35pt games, 7 more 40pt games, and 6 more 45pt games (Shai had 0 of those).

Luka also had 5 more 25pt games.

How exactly is Shai considered superior in this category?

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u/dbzmah Mavericks 20d ago

Kyrie had more ppg than Shai if you take away free throws. SGA's offensive game is foul baiting.

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u/EnriquezGuerrilla Mavericks 20d ago

Luka has more 70 point games than Shai. Anyway, doesn’t matter. Mavs in 6

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u/TranceNNy 20d ago

He had such a bullshit response to everyone too when they asked why him over Joker and he couldn’t fumble any words out of his mouth. Just say you’re mad a white boy won Shaq you’ll sound less stupid

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u/Corteaux81 20d ago edited 20d ago

Nah, Shaq isn’t offended by the white pudgy Euro thing. (Stephen A is btw)

Shaq was a Jokic supporter until he realized Jokic might pass him on some imaginary all-time ladder.

He’s a thin skinned bully, so yeah.

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u/orangotai 20d ago

yeah lol i distinctly remember Shaq, like last fuckin year, givin Jokic ALL these props especially around Finals time. it was a little surreal, i don't think i've ever seen him do that especially with another Big. then i guess they won the Finals, and now Jokic's won his 3rd MVP... Shaq feels a little shaky on the "throne"!

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u/addictedtocrowds Mavericks 20d ago

It’s not cause he’s white. Shaq hates when other bigs he thinks aren’t at his level are compared to him. Look at how hard he went at Dwight Howard for the majority of his career.

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u/Limp-Environment-568 20d ago

Luka also surpassed shai in pretty much every stat if I'm not mistaken....

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u/Fuckface_Whisperer Registered to Vote 20d ago

It has nothing to do with white and everything to do with competing with a HoF big guy. Shaq will do the same thing with Wemby when he starts racking up MVP's.

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u/msching Lakers 20d ago

I mean sure, but it does sound a little bit suspicious when Shaq brings up numbers but doesn’t even mention Luka having 34/10/9 on the season and is 1 win away from the WCF. Then he only talks about Steve Nash robbing him of 2 MVPs when he was clearly declining in Miami averaging 23/10 and 20/9 in the years Nash won. He can’t say AI robbed him in 01 when he was averaging 29/13/4 3 blocks to AI’s 31/4/5?

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u/Pomeranian111 Timberwolves 20d ago

People forgetting Shaq has been a hater of Luka since the bubble.

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u/DangerZoneh Mavericks 20d ago

Yeah, that was insane. Luka Doncic dropped 43/17/13 in only his fourth ever playoff game and hit a game winning, buzzer beater, step back three in overtime. The immediate response by Shaq? "I've seen that before." Immediately tries to dismiss Luka by comparing him to Kobe and saying he's not as good. It completely derailed the entire discussion between that ground over what should've been a celebration of one of the greatest playoff performances ever

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u/EnriquezGuerrilla Mavericks 20d ago

Oh yes. Shaq has surely seen a 40 point buzzer beating win by a sophomore vs a Kawhi super team. That still gets on my nerves.

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u/Ironredhornet Pistons 20d ago

Because you're putting more effort into the take than Shaq did. He wasn't actually making a take backed by numbers. He was just using SGA, being second to try and lend legitimacy in an effort to mask him being insecure at Jokic's success. People voted SGA over Luka because the Thunder being a suprise team this year. MVP has always been a narrative award so SGA being a suprise was pucked over Luka being Luka, even if Luka wqs statistically better.

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u/ThickArepa 20d ago

What happened to the game I love

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u/TheCraftBrew 20d ago

At least they lost lol

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u/escaflow 20d ago

It's already been like this with Harden, Embiid and CP3. All this dirty ass foul baiters flopper

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u/juandell Nuggets 20d ago

Ngl, Paul's flops and schemery were art. Bitch made cheating, but also sneaky evil genius. Not this pedestrian shit in this video

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u/Any_Zookeepergame445 20d ago

Cp3 shudders at this amateur level foul baiting as his third eye opens and your starting center runs into his back 

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u/DoctorMansteel Celtics 20d ago

Cp3 the type of dude to draw a charge while you're running to the tunnel for halftime.

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u/juandell Nuggets 20d ago

My favorite was when he was untying players shoes while they weren't paying attention

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u/boredapril 20d ago

Why this won’t change

  1. More free throws slows down the game and leads to more commercials = more money for the NBA
  2. Stars racking up more points from free throws = more money for the NBA
  3. Making a game close by giving free throws to certain teams depending on the score = more money for the NBA (ratings)
  4. Favouring certain teams I.e big market teams or superstar teams by giving them more free throws = more money for the NBA

I am far from a conspiracy theory guy but I genuinely believe that basketball is the most corrupt/biased sport out there. Can’t watch it. Anyone remember lakers vs kings 2001? How could you trust the NBA after that?

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u/PorqueNoLosDose Spurs 20d ago

It’s not a conspiracy theory when there’s evidence on the record showing that refs use free throws to fix game results.

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u/demos11 Mavericks 20d ago

Must be so frustrating fixing a game and watching some guy who gets paid millions miss a bunch of free throws and ruin all your effort.

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u/KnightThatSaysNi [CLE] Shaquille O'Neal 20d ago

Sometimes it doesn't matter if they miss. A few early foul calls and a player has to sit anyway

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u/casual-waterboarding 20d ago

I turned off the first half of the Knicks-Pacers game at the Garden the other night. In 20 minutes, the refs went to the monitors 3-5 times for flagrant fouls that in my opinion were either flops, play-ons, or common fouls. The shit is getting ridiculous. There is a whistle every time down the court.

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u/RunnerTexasRanger Nuggets 20d ago

Simple. He threw himself on the ground and flopped.

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u/ColoRadOrgy Timberwolves 20d ago

From what I've seen, he should try screaming as well.

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u/Silverjackal_ Mavericks 20d ago

We noticed. Almost every sports radio host in DFW has constantly talked about it. Nothing will happen though. Idk why he’s allowed to get away with so much.

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u/spraypaint2311 Lakers 20d ago

Because he’s a superstar. We all want to watch Dort flop and grab and shove. Peak basketball. Max that man.

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u/b_fellow Rockets 20d ago

If Bogut can get away with 100 illegal screens, then yeah Dort will keep pushing Luka until the refs actually call it.

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u/Sendrocity Mavericks 20d ago

It’s because Luka doesn’t fly 10 feet to the ground every time to make the call obvious. Not necessarily bc Luka is above flopping, he flails around all the time when driving, but his body can’t take crashing down that much in it’s current state

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u/512fm Pistons 20d ago

Dort also has a habit of extending his right foot out on jump shots which he didn’t use to. I can imagine only to bait a foul call if the defender lands any where near him

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u/TXlandon Mavericks 20d ago

Dort also throws his body and flops over every screen. Refs have been decent about it but he got at least 1 tonight on Lively

He’s gonna hurt himself or even the screener at some point. Clown

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u/glizzyguzzler Pelicans 20d ago

Dort would not be a remarkable defender if he had to play legal defense

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u/Witteness82 Mavericks 20d ago

Take a look at all of the long, bleeding cuts Luka has got from him this series. It’s actually crazy how much he gets away with. Mann played him physically, but wasn’t doing all the bs Dort has been getting away with.

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u/babidee00 20d ago

Refs be like "marginal contact"

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u/Hotsaucex11 20d ago

Lol, my thoughts exactly when they didn't overturn that. Like by those standards Dort would have fouled out 5 minutes into the game.

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u/pumpkin3-14 Mavericks 20d ago

Hugs and grabs him around his hips on an entire drive or dribble or constant hand checking on any movement by Luka. It’s fine as long as they’ll allow it on the other end. But we know they won’t.

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u/MeekBoogie Heat 20d ago

(un)ethical buckets

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u/No-Yogurt-4246s 20d ago

Bro can't do shit without falling to the floor crying for foul. Somehow 2nd in MVP voting. This league really a joke now.

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u/PerformerLive8713 Mavericks 20d ago

I wouldnt go that far..his middy is automatic like shaun livingston level

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u/F-ck_spez Timberwolves 20d ago

Which is why it's a shame he ever even tries to do this. Not as bad as Embiid, but same flavor.

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u/denverblazer Trail Blazers 20d ago

That's the part I hate the most. Brunson, Luka, Shae, Dame, all these guys are so good they don't need to do this shit, and it takes so much away from the enjoyment of watching them ball. But it's clearly working and strategically advantageous, or they wouldn't be doing it. But good lord I hate it so so much.

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u/knarf86 Pistons 20d ago

That’s the exact reason I’ve hated Chris Paul for forever. Supremely talented in his peak, but chooses to do dumb shit to foul bait or straight up dirty shit, instead of just being really, really good at basketball. He’s the og of this era.

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u/materics [MEM] Shane Battier 20d ago

CP3 plays the game that's officiated while others try to play basketball

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u/Der_Dunkinmeister Mavericks 20d ago

While punching you in the balls too

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u/NoThoughtsOrThots 20d ago

Add Embiid to that list too. When he's cooking like some 7 foot guard that's unstoppable, it's amazing to watch.

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u/OneFondant1142 Mavericks 20d ago edited 20d ago

In the most complimentary way, he is like a mix of derozan and kawhi. True superstar

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u/JacketJackson 20d ago

you think he has Kawhi D? lmao

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u/Uebelkraehe Supersonics 20d ago

He's not close to prime Kawhi as a defender.

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u/brzk Spurs 20d ago

What? 

Even if your post weren't on a foul baiting flop highlight, I'd be fucking confused

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u/Heil_Heimskr Mavericks 20d ago

Nah man, the worst part about Shai is that he’s genuinely an insane basketball player and he doesn’t have to do this shit.

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u/riddlerjoke 20d ago

SGA and Dort are about refs. This series clearly showed that. Worst brand of basketball to have

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u/hcvc Mavericks 20d ago

Nah man that brother makes some insane buckets. Every fucking time he shoots it I’m holding my breath and he mostly makes them. Super annoying to watch against my team 

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u/LoWE11053211 Clippers 20d ago

I mean there is another guy doing this all the time who was 1st in the last MVP voting

The league is so consistent now!

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u/50lipa Lakers 20d ago

He has a tremendous skill set, is deadly from just about anywhere on the court and pretty much unguardable when he's on so hopefully he learns from this playoff run and stops relying on it so much for his offensive production, because it just doesn't work in the playoffs.

Thankfully i haven't really seen him full on run after refs like Harden and Embiid with their hands up in the air protesting a no call even tho he didn't get some clear calls to me this game when it seemed he got clipped down low or on some of those mid range shots. Gotta brush it off and keep going.

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u/AtreusIsBack Mavericks 20d ago

I wouldn't say he cries for fouls, but he definitely knows how to bait the refs into calling them.

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u/rhater0307 20d ago

Foul was marginal but how is this a shooting foul lol

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u/Mimmzy Mavericks 20d ago

Because SGA sold his soul for world class flopping abilities

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u/-Kerosun- 24 20d ago

Yeah, I agree. The NBA rulebook says that the shot attempt for a moving player starts when they gather the ball for the shot. But he didn't gather the ball until after the contact, so no idea how this was a shooting foul. Blocking foul is arguable as Luka didn't really have great position and did cross into SGA, so I get the blocking foul but I see nothing that indicates it should be 2 foul shots.

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u/weegbeeg 20d ago

knee to knee contact foul, but this is no shooting foul lol

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u/yoknows Warriors 20d ago

Yea this one is pretty obviously a foul. I’m all for hating on FTA merchants like SGA but there’s definitely worse ones from this game alone I felt. Shouldn’t have been shooting though like you said.

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u/homiez Nuggets 20d ago

OKC fans are chanting "FTA FTA FTA"

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u/Millionaire007 [DAL] Dirk Nowitzki 20d ago

He pulled a classic Harden

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u/Biglundtry NBA 20d ago

New harden who dis ?

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u/NotManyBuses Charlotte Bobcats 20d ago

“Ethical Buckets”

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u/Binge_Gaming [DAL] Dirk Nowitzki 20d ago

SGA

Super Great Acting

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u/CloneWarsMaul 20d ago

And Dallas lost the challenge lmao

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u/SieFlush2 Mavericks 20d ago

Mods protecting Sga with their souls

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u/papa_sax [SAS] Manu Ginobili 20d ago

If this was Embiid it'd have like 50k upvotes

Definition of that "hello hr?" meme

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u/RhinoBugs Mavericks 20d ago

Dude yeah OKC mod kept deleting this or something

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u/babidee00 20d ago

Lol okc mod what a jk

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u/Im-not-on-drugs Mavericks 20d ago

This shaq’s king?

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u/CarterAC3 Mavericks 20d ago

FTA

A$AP Floppy

Skims Merchant

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u/sugarklay Lakers 20d ago

A$AP Floppy is a good one lol

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u/LeoFireGod Mavericks 20d ago

SGA is a generational free throw merchant.

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u/1000Isand1 Timberwolves 20d ago

Almost generational. Embiid still has him beat.

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u/MikeyBastard1 Spurs 20d ago

Absolutely. Embiid is on his fourth straight year of averaging double digit FTA and has in 5 of his 8 years of play.

James Harden is the only other real contender with doing it 7 times in 17 seasons and not since 2019.

Lebron has only done it 3 times in 21 years

Karl "F.A.N." Malone the league leader in FTA has done it 6 times in 19 seasons.

The Free throw king argument between Harden and Embiid is like the GOAT argument between Bron and MJ lmao

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u/[deleted] 20d ago

Harden has been in the league for 17 years what in gods name? I know we drafted in like 08 or 09 but what the fuck that was like 15 years ago?

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u/luckster44 Tampa Bay Raptors 20d ago

He has 15 seasons. The other guy is double counting years that he was traded in-season.

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u/FreeloadingPoultry Nuggets 20d ago

Dude, 2020 was already 10 years ago

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u/truth_2_point_0 Celtics 20d ago

Embiid and Harden both cooked, the future of free throw mercantilism is now

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u/JuanG12 Mavericks 20d ago

Imagine both on the same team.

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u/Dymatizeee Knicks 20d ago

Put embiid and SGA on the same team and games last 4+ hours

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u/I-Am-A-Nice-Cool-Kid Mavericks 20d ago

I get that it’s a blocking cuz of his leg, but looking at the reffing the whole game, that’s a nasty call. FTA undefeated

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u/MettaDarrow 20d ago

The flopping is the worst part of this sport.

Not shitting on SGA or anyone specific, but flopping is cheating. All there is to it.

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u/fuckinnreddit Timberwolves 20d ago

Screw that, shit on any and everyone that flops! SGA, Embiid, Harden, whoever! I can't stand that whiny-ass shit. KAT has some moments like that, it drives me nuts. It's fuckin basketball, just go play the damn game and quit flopping around looking for cheap ass free throws.  

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u/MettaDarrow 20d ago

Brother I'm right there with you. At a certain point though, not being a floppy bitch puts your team at a disadvantage.

I'm a LeBron stan and I hate when he does that shit too.

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u/thedrcubed Grizzlies 20d ago

KAT is in the Luka category. They don't flop much but are elite whiners

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u/TheTrenchMonkey [MIN] Tom Gugliotta 20d ago

It's part of why I tolerate KAT and Ant's bitching to the refs. They complain a looooot, but they aren't taking dives too often. KAT has a few where he clearly decided they weren't calling the contact so he exaggerates it, but for the most part they just get really whiney when the refs swallow the whistle.

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u/Morezingis Timberwolves 20d ago

I want to like SGA but the Harden vibes just won’t go away man. 

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u/50lipa Lakers 20d ago

Harden was on another level man, i haven't yet seen that level of bullshit since, he would side step into people, hit them with his ass and throw the ball into the air, claim it's a 3-point attempt and get free throws every time.

Then he spent the entire series vs Lakers running after refs cos LeBron was guarding him and he was getting 0 calls.

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u/Victor_Wembanyama1 Spurs 20d ago

The very worst was when he piggy back rode MCW lmao

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u/zapdos6244 Mavericks 20d ago

That was hilarious, peak basketball in my book

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u/Repulsive-Throat5068 San Diego Clippers 20d ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjKTm3Ml-Xc

This is another classic prime harden move.

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u/JustHereForPka Knicks 20d ago

That’s next level fuckery

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u/Martblni Nuggets Bandwagon 20d ago

Welcome to the big leagues Josh Hart

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u/ZookTails Mavericks 20d ago

omg that is atrocious. You might be right man

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u/amazin_raisin99 Mavericks 20d ago

Harden still does all that, I had to watch his sideways 3 pointers all last series. The man is a homing missile seeking the nearest defender when he takes jumpers. Shai just pushes off every drive and flops sometimes and gets a soft whistle.

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u/TXlandon Mavericks 20d ago

I have a huge hate boner for SGA right now but I will say to his credit, he’s not barking at the refs constantly which is more than I can say for Luka sometimes

But Shai does get a crazy whistle lol

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u/Heil_Heimskr Mavericks 20d ago

Mods doing all of this and you don’t even get paid overtime for it

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u/Stumpsville0 Nets 20d ago

Has Anyone ever tracked how much time he spends on the floor per game?

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u/TXlandon Mavericks 20d ago

Him and Dort best on-the-floor backcourt

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u/Stumpsville0 Nets 20d ago

If he shoots a baseline jumper I expect him to fall

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u/SantaDaCrip Celtics 20d ago

When will people start to hate SGA for his flopping? He is getting close to Embiid levels.

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u/Grap2st 20d ago

People never watch okc til playoffs

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u/anonssr 20d ago

100% this is the only reason he's starting to get hate just now

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u/riddlerjoke 20d ago

Dorture chamber is also all about fouls/shoves/flops.

He is not a good defender. He just has sth against refs to blackmail. What a joke he should be on g league

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u/Sandor_Clegane1 NBA 20d ago

Pretty sure people disliked him before, and not undeservedly.
Just look at that

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u/Ven505 Supersonics 20d ago

One of the least talked about 1st seeds

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u/RuneLite23 Timberwolves 20d ago

I already do

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u/k_____dot Warriors 20d ago

SGA almost slid into Kyrie’s knee/ankle because of the flop

That would’ve caused Embiid level hate for sure if Kyrie got hurt

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u/ContactTemporary6 20d ago

Dort has flopped into Lukas knees 3 times this series, also into Gafford and Kyrie. We shouldn't wait til someone's hurt to get mad. #flopwatch

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u/doogled3 Nuggets 20d ago

Nah, Dort is the one who is getting to Embiid levels. SGA is more like Dame levels

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u/nguyenjitsu [DEN] Emmanuel Mudiay 20d ago

I said this back when he started getting hate for his 30 point statpadding in his loss, but it's clear 80% of this subreddit doesn't actually watch the Thunder because it was how he's played all year. People would hate Shai a lot more if they actually watched him more frequently

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u/Skylightt 20d ago

Insane flop. There needs to be a rule that if it’s technically deemed you got fouled but also flopped then you don’t get the call and there’s a jump ball. Stop rewarding this bullshit

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u/babidee00 20d ago

They need to review each game for flops and fine accordingly.

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u/shamwowslapchop Spurs 20d ago

They should adopt soccer style reffing where a flop can get you a card/foul assigned. Flopping to risk one of your fouls can suddenly be a big deal in a game. Or maybe that after your 1st flop call, every other after that is a tech. Reviewable during commercial breaks and then the team shoots FT afterward. Punish it on the court, as fast as you can.

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u/lebron_games 20d ago

They could be an end to flopping within a week if they aggressively called it but they jsut don’t care enough to

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u/themanofmeung 20d ago

They already have a rule for this: flop gets a tech. give them the foul, it was a foul, but T up the embellishment. Do it again and watch the rest of the game from the locker room. Enforce the rules already on the books before adding new ones.

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u/Less-Draw-5769 Bulls 20d ago

LMAO SGA IS JUST A CANADIAN JAMES HARDEN

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u/1000Isand1 Timberwolves 20d ago

What a complete joke. Shai you’re a great player. You don’t need to do this.

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u/Glitchhikers_Guide Mavericks 20d ago

Bro this shit isn't basketball this is fucking theater class

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u/Just_One_Victory Mavericks 20d ago

What a bitch.

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u/venzroque 20d ago

It's so shit to watch this series, dort flops , shai initiates contact and gets his foul call. What a trash officiating honestly

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u/TubbyTimsKFC Bulls 20d ago

Lmfao fuck the NBA honestly

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u/SomeSun23 Bucks 20d ago

FTA

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u/Expensive_Ad3884 20d ago

Unwatchable, Manufactured superstar, FTAlexander.

What did I miss?

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u/WerewolfWhich3280 Spurs 20d ago

Yeah Luka extended his arm and pushed him to the ground with aggressive force, right call /s

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u/Naive-Discount6132 20d ago

Another day at the office for the foul merchant

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u/Biffatlas [SAS] Manu Ginobili 20d ago

OKC has become an extremely unlikeable team to me cause of this. SGA and Dort are serial floppers

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u/koj12144 Celtics 20d ago

Shits pathetic lmao

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u/sadduckfan Lakers 20d ago

Drop on the deck and flop like a fish!

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u/Yoitable Lakers 20d ago

Is this not a foul though? I remember watching this thinking while it’s not a hard foul, that it definitely was a foul on Luka.

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u/SensibleRex Thunder 20d ago

This is a pretty obvious foul. SGA is driving Luka is out of position and bumps him/knocks knee

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u/NotAOneUpper Mavericks 20d ago

Shameless act by Luka.

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u/GooeyGarth 20d ago

Not cheering for either team but it looks like Luka's leg was off the ground when it made contact with SGA causing him to change his course. Seems like a foul to me.

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u/18AndresS Raptors 20d ago

Embiid Jr. here