This time of year in the NBA, you might need an extra edge.
Of course, I’m talking about players acting at the slightest hints of contact, hoping a call goes your way. The art of flopping.
During the Miami Heat’s visit to the Boston Celtics (6.5-point favorites heading in) in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, P.J. Tucker had the latest great audition to enter the flop pantheon. When Jayson Tatum tried to make a slick dribble move on Tucker in transition, a light forearm (seemingly almost nonexistent!) sent Tucker flying across the floor:
