The Los Angeles Clippers were outplayed from the opening tip in Game 7 of their series against the Houston Rockets on Sunday. Doc Rivers apparently felt that one of the reasons for that was his team’s emphasis on trying to draw fouls.
Rivers, who defended his team against flopping accusations last season, had seen enough with LA trailing by 10.
One of Doc's messages to the team: "Stop f—ing flopping."
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) May 17, 2015
The Clippers’ history of flopping has been well-documented. Leandro Barbosa called out Glen Davis for flopping a couple of months ago, and Klay Thompson did the same to Blake Griffin last season. In Griffin’s defense, there have been some times where he gets fouled extremely hard.
Like many other coaches, Rivers constantly works the officials to try to get calls. Had the flopping worked, he wouldn’t have been upset about it.
H/T Pro Basketball Talk
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