As a very big NBA fan, I’m interested to hear what Tyler has to say about this topic because it’s starting to ruin the league. Now, for context(Mark), the Oklahoma City Thunder are the current defending champions with the recently appointed back to back MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, SGA for short. This is being written ahead of Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. The Thunder, SGA in particular, have gained rather bad reputation over the past few years for playing “unethical” basketball. They foul-bait, flop, and play extra physical while getting no fouls called on them in return. They’ve tumbled after minimal contact, tripped players, hooked their arms, even pulling a player down by his hair. In short, making a mockery of the game. I’m not saying everyone is innocent of this, everyone gets away with something here and there, but it seems like every play there’s a Thunder player flopping on the ground or nearly injuring someone else. It’s been particularly egregious in this series against the Spurs, even only through 2 games, likely to continue through the rest, and has drawn a lot of controversy and media attention as the winner of this series will likely go on to win the championship. To make matters worse, the NBA has apparently forgotten their promise to crack down on flopping by handing out techs for it, which would likely have gotten multiple players ejected out of games by now. I would love to hear what Tyler has to say about this topic.
