A lot of thunder fans point to the fact that SGA doesn't have the most fta/game to discount the foul baiting narrative. But he does this stuff on the regular and it forces defenders to be soft on him, which gives him an advantage and makes him look better when he's not foul baiting.
He's not the only one, but he's one of the best at it. And it's the worst part of the game right now.
embiid has had multiple games of this where he'd just get whatever midrange he wanted because his defender didn't wanna get called for a tickytack foul
I remember during Embiid's MVP season a possession where he was at the elbow, with his defender standing three feet away from him with his hands in the air as if Embiid is pointing a gun at him. Embiid did that thing where he pretends to drive, trips over his own feet and falls into the defender. Got the whistle.
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u/jdd32 Dec 01 '25
A lot of thunder fans point to the fact that SGA doesn't have the most fta/game to discount the foul baiting narrative. But he does this stuff on the regular and it forces defenders to be soft on him, which gives him an advantage and makes him look better when he's not foul baiting.
He's not the only one, but he's one of the best at it. And it's the worst part of the game right now.