
The NBA is a league facing numerous issues as the league reemerges from the All-Star break Thursday. There is, of course, the rampant tanking that has the race to the bottom rivaling the playoff race in scope. On a more existential level, there is the ongoing gambling scandal that has implicated multiple players in recent years.
For Pistons superstar Cade Cunningham, an emergent MVP candidate this season, the biggest issue facing the league is far simpler and one that has been on the minds of players and fans for years: flopping and foul-baiting.