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[–] uptown-hippy@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

1000% flop. I think might be a flip in there too

I hope he feels like an idiot for that

[–] RVAIsTheGreatest@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

No need for a flopping penalty. No call suffices. Great no call, but an easy one.

[–] BaldSportsFan@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Nah he was just paying tribute to Dick Barnett

[–] RaidenSupremacy4411@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

When a player falls down in a play, 99% of fans will say foul and 99% of the opposing fans will say flop. Truly, the refs should be compensated with millions because they have the hardest job in NBA.

[–] nomadofwaves@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I believe that’s a natural karate kick shooting motion.

[–] daintybarley_deux@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

He’s been studying under the flop GOAT for years now

[–] Karl_Marx_@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

LePappa taught him well. Fine him.

[–] Mountain-Way6904@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Not commenting on this even, but the NBA has been very unconvincing so far in its desire to stamp out flopping.

[–] quartzguy@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Sir, you are no James Harden.

[–] byebyebrain@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

LeFlop is teaching him well

[–] legendkiller003@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Idk why we need a flopping rule…. just, don’t call a foul? If someone flops and doesn’t get their desired result, they’re probably putting themselves/their team in a bad position on the play and that’s punishment enough imo.

[–] ncr39@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Agreed. Let them be shamed for it. Maybe they’ll figure out that flopping doesn’t work anymore and they’ll stop?

[–] ef14@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I love Reaves but yes, yes it should've been.

[–] Jscott1423@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

So… it’s a “flop” to show the hand-check that happened two different times that’s not being called. For a generation that complains about “well they took hand checking out of the NBA” he sure has his hand on Reeves hip all the way on his drives.

[–] Finger_Gunnz@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Imagine if he actually just took a shot.

[–] DesperateComb7326@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Straight from Lebrons handbook. Except he ain’t getting no goat calls…

The choad got a big contract and now thinks he’s Harden

[–] DigOlBick99@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Nah just a shaqtin

Dude flops more than harden

[–] QualityEvening3466@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, it should have been.

[–] cleeeeeeeeeetus@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I mean, it's a flop. Y'all are in here acting like he straight murdered someone.

[–] ToodleDoodleDo@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Kicked all the way to the defenders chin. The defender just realized he doesn't have to guard Austin at all

[–] KuzzyPoole@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

You could hear someone scream "oh hell no" as he put it up lol

[–] jpk7220@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Wasn't the NBA supposed to crack down on flopping this year? Weren't there supposed to be penalties?

[–] Mattoosie@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

It's a flop, and it's cringe to watch, but really he just made the shot way fucking harder for himself for no reason, so I'm fine with it lol

As long as refs don't call it, players will learn to stop doing it.

[–] smughead@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I think the no call is appropriate

[–] smughead@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

They don’t have to stop the game to call a flop, read the rules. https://www.nba.com/news/nba-rule-changes-2023-24-season#

[–] TennisHive@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

IMO not at all. He jumped ai lettle off balance, fell. It's basically "nothing", "siga la pelota".

[–] NielsenSTL@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

So the karate kick with the right leg was a product of being off balance? No, he was desperately trying to force contact…and failed/flailed.

[–] ALazySwing@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I think if he did this while contact was being made, it's 100% a flop. Him starting the action without anyone touching him isn't a flop, just weird. but idk

[–] goli14@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Soon on one of those flops he will end up with season ending injury with enough time to think and realize that he can score a lot more by not doing that and avoiding injury.

[–] MrCatFace13@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Displaying Taylor Swiftian masculine energy.

[–] thirty7inarow@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure I'd call it a flop, but they should have ejected him for trying to kick his defender in the face.

[–] theAlphabetZebra@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago
[–] MrBrownCat@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I love that he did it after Allen backed off making it look even more egregious, what a clown.

Also what happened to the anti flop rule? Should’ve been a tech for PHX and a fine for Reaves.

You already know if they ain’t even pretending to care about this rule in preseason then we’re never seeing in the regular season this year.

[–] TheOneTrueYeti@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yes and the reason it wasnt called is only because the foot that he kicked out didnt make contact with the defender.

[–] bmnewman@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I was watching a game the other night and an NBA officiating rep explained the new rule with a visual ie. Marcus Smart. This will 100% be penalized this season due to the unnatural and exaggerated actions.

[–] Valuable-Baked@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Vanilla Harden

[–] Artsky32@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Kd oh hell no killing me 😂😂

[–] danj13@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

It appears from someone that played basketball he’s doing a fade then lost footing possibly. Giving him the benefit of the doubt.

[–] Low-Possession-4491@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Basketball is now soccer with hands, the way these dudes just throw themselves.

[–] MikeLilPauseRodick@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Suns player is lucky he didn't foul AR's foot with his face.

[–] CheatedOnOnce@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

So much for the NBA fining this shit. There really needs to be a third party to review the refs blindness

[–] MadDogTannenOW@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Maybes it's a new trend on the tok or will be

[–] SeverableSole7@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Total flop but he was in the middle of taking a shot, I feel like he’d get the foul if he did that after someone lightly pushed him or something g

[–] tbofsv@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

AWW HELL NAW

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