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If you are at all religious, please be sure to say a prayer for Sidney Crosby’s health and well being. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain was absolutely brutalized by a high-stick from Patrice Bergeron after losing a faceoff following a goal on …
LeBron James’ flopping in Friday’s win over the Memphis Grizzlies did not go unnoticed by the league office. The NBA announced Saturday that James had received a warning for a violation of the league’s anti-flopping rules during …
The Memphis Grizzlies’ TV announcers expressed disgust after LeBron James got a favorable call despite a flop in Friday night’s game. James flopped while trying to get an offensive rebound late in the second quarter. He had a blatant flop …
Patrick Mahomes was mocked on Monday night for his pattern of flopping in the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the New England Patriots. Viewers noticed that Mahomes tended to embellish his falls each time he had the ball near the sideline. He …
Marcus Smart will be a little bit thinner in the wallet thanks to a blatant flop in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday that Smart received a $5,000 fine for flopping. NBA is fining …
Esa Lindell had one of the worst flops on ice that you will see and was punished accordingly. Lindell flopped three times in a row after being crosschecked by Robert Bortuzzo in the second period of Game 2 of the Dallas Stars’ second-round …
The Liberty Flames claimed an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday despite one of their players putting up a flop of the year candidate. Liberty’s Scottie James was running down the floor and went down like he’d taken an elbow …
At least Dillon Brooks has a sense of humor about his horrendous flop on Thursday night. Brooks, who returned to action Thursday for Oregon’s 73-67 win over Utah, went viral for committing an embarrassing flop against the Utes. A day after the …
Atlanta Falcons cornerback Robert Alford had one heck of a flop as he tried to sell a push from Aaron Rodgers. Midway through the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, Rodgers was called for a facemask penalty while scrambling. …
As if NFL quarterbacks don’t already get more calls than every athlete this side of NBA superstars, Ryan Fitzpatrick tried flopping his way to some penalty yards on Thursday but was denied. The Indianapolis Colts committed three straight …
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is stepping up his efforts to get the NBA to crack down on flopping. The NBA first began fining players for flopping this season, but that has hardly eliminated acting from the game. Perhaps the $100,000 Cuban has …
LeBron James does not believe he should be viewed as a flopper, but that doesn’t mean he is totally against the concept. On Monday, LeBron was asked about the art of flopping and Pacers coach Frank Vogel having accused the Heat in the past of …
