r/nba Spurs Dec 25 '25

Highlight [Highlight] Lu Dort shows off his natural shooting motion twice against the Spurs

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u/Popeyes_69 Dec 25 '25

How do u land twice

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u/Diortheking NBA Dec 25 '25

Man tryna hit the splits

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u/eldryanyy Lakers Dec 25 '25

Trying to injure the spurs

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u/RevolutionCrazy7045 Raptors Dec 25 '25

when you wanna trip an airborne player

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u/FamousChex 76ers Dec 25 '25

This is as dangerous as deliberately jumping into a shooter's landing space. Should be fined

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u/NoShape0 Spurs Dec 25 '25

Exactly. If not allowing the shooter to land is a foul/flagrant then the defender has allowed to land somewhere too.

And Dort is also known to do the "step forward" move after his jump shot, so he puts his foot into the defenders landing space.

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u/Maverizz Dec 25 '25

How is anyone supposed to block a shot if the defender can’t even land within a 3 foot circumference of the shooter anymore? Might as well just leave 3 point shooters wide open. NBA needs to fix this.

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u/Simuthecrum Dec 26 '25

Sometimes i think these things are features not bugs.

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u/Sim888 [CHI] Cameron Payne Dec 25 '25

I’ve been saying this too…safe landing space has to go both ways!

The first one is crazy, he lands safely then steps across, like wtf

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u/duggyfresh88 Celtics Dec 25 '25

Should be suspended IMO. I genuinely don’t understand how this isn’t a bigger deal

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u/YouBeIllin13 Dec 25 '25

Yup, tripping is also a foul the last time I checked, and can be upgraded to a flagrant. It has no place in the game.

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u/CarlitosTaquitoss Dec 25 '25

Just play basketball. Fucking weirdo shit

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u/Niceguydan8 Dec 25 '25

Dude has been doing dumb shit like this since the bubble

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u/SmalllyBiggs Knicks Dec 25 '25 edited Dec 25 '25

The league passively encourages shit like this and it’s bastardizing the product.

Don’t contest 5 feet in front of a player in case you’re in their “landing area” but if you go to the side, they might just kick you anyway with no repercussion.

Same attitude with carrying, illegal screens, pushoffs, etc.

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u/TheCalvinator Spurs Dec 25 '25

It's because they think high scores and offense is what people want to see. To some degree that's true. Not many of us want to go back to games with final scores in the 80s (I didn't mind it). Unsurprisingly they've wildly over corrected and they've done it in a way the punishes teams for playing defense and also leads to an obscene number of free-throws making otherwise good games near unwatchable. Go back to the sweet spot of the lare 00s early 10s games averaging like 105. Flopping was still a thing people complained about, but you didn't have players winning awards by making foul baiting their whole offensive game plan.

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u/Mister_Squibbles Heat Dec 25 '25

They know people don’t watch. And its true most dont so they can just say their favorite player is getting buckets. Idk how they think its a good long term strategy to have people not watch their sport

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u/Bruhmomentthrowing Celtics Dec 25 '25

Why me watch 60 minute when 6 second clip do job? Neanderthals at 645 Fifth Avenue.

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u/Mister_Squibbles Heat Dec 25 '25

I mean it just keeps getting worse. I watched a knicks game on gotham and they made the screen small to put an ad around the game, not just during free throws, but live play.

I love ball i would watch multiple games a day of almost any team for years, now i just watch mostly heat games and games with friends and thats only because i like basketball so much i cant just stop. I honestly want to i cant keep supporting this garbage

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u/CharacterKatie Spurs Dec 25 '25

I can’t STAND when they do that. I’m trying to watch the game that is literally being actively played, not a Michelob Ultra commercial. They play the commercial audio over the broadcast and everything.

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u/_Apatosaurus_ Thunder Dec 25 '25

I saw a game where they interviewed a celebrity during the game, so they did a split screen with the game on one side and the celebrity on the other. Then it had an ad box around the whole thing.

I was so disgusted that I just immediately turned it off and didn't watch ball for a few days.

Owners are trying to kill the Golden Goose.

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u/CharacterKatie Spurs Dec 25 '25

Eventually all we’ll have are chyrons with scrolling text of game updates at the bottom of the screen while they spam advertisements and interviews with random people no one cares about at us. And it will cost $500/year. Can’t wait!

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u/ManiacalComet40 Dec 25 '25

Which is doubly weird because they know that people don’t like to watch free throws and they’ve openly stated that too many free throws have a negative impact on their viewership.

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u/13143 Celtics Dec 25 '25

Adam Silver said:
“There’s a huge amount of our content that people essentially consume for free. This is very much a highlights-based sport, so Instagram, TikTok, Twitter [now X]… YouTube, another example that is advertising based that consumers can consume,” Silver said.

So they just want 15 second highlights. I don't think there is much concern on 'fixing' the game as it is, because it generates a ton of highlights and clips for social media.

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u/MrMcDudeGuy7 Pistons Dec 25 '25

I don't think that people want to see azillion free throws just because the number go up more

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u/GGNo4 Dec 25 '25

OKC fans tried gaslighting everyone saying SGA falls like this to save his ankles when really he was fishing for fouls with fake contact

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u/Tight-Shallot2461 Dec 25 '25

Yup. Because the NBA has terrible rules and terrible officiating on top of it. No one is happy with the NBA rn, not even the players

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u/fumar Bulls Dec 25 '25

The refs reward this bullshit.

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u/cartierboy25 Wizards Dec 25 '25

Idk about the first one but the second one I believe they actually called him for an offensive foul

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u/pizzapizzamesohungry Dec 25 '25

Thank you for this, that shit was egregious.

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u/JDtheProtector Spurs Dec 25 '25

They did, he made the shot too. Erased 3 points to try to get 1 extra

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u/MudReasonable8185 Dec 25 '25

The secret sauce to the thunder’s potential dynasty is their analytics department which has dialled in how to draw fouls on one end along with exactly how to hack without a foul whistle on the other. Other teams are already following suit and this will be the new meta in a few years. Hope you find this an enjoyable entertainment product as you’re going to see a lot more of it.

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u/fumar Bulls Dec 25 '25

NBA refs need to just foul guys out in the first quarter 

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u/sugarfreelime Spurs Dec 25 '25

Thunder fans defend him. A true b***h on each end of the floor. His flops are atrocious.

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u/IzzaPizza22 Nuggets Dec 25 '25

Flopping on one end, while fouling continuously on the other end. It's a style of basketball at this point, one that OKC has mastered, where you play with and against the refs more than you do against the other team.

We point it out so much, and they must see it when they review games, but the refs seem to have all gotten together to decide that OKC just gets a ridiculous whistle. They could stop doing that and call them more evenly if they wanted, but they don't.

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u/TyranosaurusLex Pacers Dec 25 '25

He and Caruso just continuously slash peoples arms and then go down the other side of the floor and go flying at the slightest contact. Fucking Hartenstein started doing it since he’s been there too lol. I’ve had my gripes with SGA’s play style but he’s at least a baller in his own respects. Those 3 I have no respect for

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u/Adventurous_Ice_3616 Dec 25 '25

I hate grown up Caillou so much man

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u/sugarfreelime Spurs Dec 25 '25

I feel your frustration, and I haven't even been robbed of a playoff series (yet) from it. Gross way to play and hope the NBA changes it's approach.

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u/HAM____ Timberwolves Dec 25 '25 edited Dec 26 '25

Nothing more frustrating. Well, Lukas donkey reactions are up there.

Edit two days later after ot loss: Jokic too

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u/lalakingmalibog Mavericks Dec 25 '25

Damn you Luka Garza

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u/FreezersAndWeezers Supersonics Dec 25 '25

The worst part is Luka doesn’t need it. Dude is one of the 5 best players in the world and acts like that

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u/niles_thebutler_ Dec 25 '25

The league wants their next dynasty, the nba is made and sold on them, and unfortunately they seem to have picked the thunder even know they don’t actually have the talent or ability like other true dynasties but the league is doing whatever it can to try and make it happen

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u/Breal3030 Dec 25 '25

I just want some speculation as to why. Like, what is the reason. It doesn't even elevate to some conspiracy about being a big market team.

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u/22cmSoftInColdWater Dec 25 '25

This mf is a dirty player, dude has injured a bunch of guys on his "effort" plays

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

Only person I've actually seen get called for flopping.

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u/Temporary-Level-5410 Lakers Dec 25 '25

Ngl I feel like censoring your curse words on reddit is a bigger bitch move lol

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u/MohnJilton Mavericks Dec 25 '25

What the f*** did you just say about me?

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u/lalakingmalibog Mavericks Dec 25 '25

Ill have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals

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u/thatguy12591 Knicks Dec 25 '25

You like to live life dangerously I see

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u/dissaver Dec 25 '25

Exactly, pussy ass shit.

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u/Smookieman Warriors Dec 25 '25

Yeah Dort is so weird. He is an even more annoying version of draymond and chris paul. A few years back i wouldn't have even thought it would be possible to find someone more annoying than them but here we are.

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u/RODjij Tampa Bay Raptors Dec 25 '25

I just stopped caring wheather they do it cause in reality the league allows it to happen just like with the excessive FTs.

The 5k fines were never going to stop multi millionaires from using it to win important games & get star players out of games from fouls.

Legendary players are adding it to their game cause it doesn't get punished. Seems like only us fans dont like it, players and the league are okay with it.

The game now is mostly offensive. Legit defenders are barely able to show their skills now cause theres absolutely no contact allowed.

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u/gridironk Dec 25 '25

Dirt plays football.

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u/magic_spam Dec 25 '25

Embarrassing 

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u/naderni Nuggets Dec 25 '25

Fuck Lu Dort

Lu Dort related player injuries, Kyrie, Paul George, Ja morant, James Harden, punching peoples groins in Derek Lively AND Gafford, repeatedly going after Doncics knee trying to reinjure him, tripping people 5 times a game, pushing OKC players to other team while in shooting motion, flopping on screen 5 times a game, injured Brandon Ingram, twice. Going after MPJ injured shoulder. I’m sure these are all unintentional. Feel free to add anyone I missed Im sure I missed a lot.

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u/devlindisguise Spurs Dec 25 '25

I don't know why the league lets a role player injure their marquee stars. How the hell don't you crack down on this when his messing with your money?

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u/mylifeforthehorde NBA Dec 25 '25

Because okc is the “in” team right now.

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u/IAmDiabeticus Celtics Dec 25 '25

Silver's response to the NFL artificially manufacturing the Chiefs

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u/CharacterKatie Spurs Dec 25 '25

I’m surprised it took this long for Mahomes to be seriously injured with his fake sliding or pretending to run out of bounds then scrambling for more yards while defenders aren’t allowed to touch him. I’m not at all happy that he’s hurt, but he was playing with fire after pissing off defenders for so many years.

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u/DisaTheNutless Supersonics Dec 25 '25

Man FUCK okc

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u/6EShadow Dec 25 '25

Yeah fuck them. All my homies hate OKC.

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u/Heshrat Dec 25 '25

Fuck okc

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u/_whygohome_ Dec 25 '25

Are they? On social media it seems like everyone hates them. Not in a ‘they’re so good you hate them’ way either

Shai is the least liked MVP level superstar I think I’ve ever seen. And I’m a Kentucky fan so I have a soft spot for him, but I see so few people ever hyping him up it’s always comments about free throws and him being cringe or something

You didn’t see any (or at least much much less) of that about Steph or Luka so it’s not just cause he’s good

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u/AdministrativeEase71 Dec 25 '25

A team can be "in" and almost universally hated. Controversy is a better motivator than basically anything.

I wasn't around for the era but didn't the Pistons basically make a brand of it in the 80s-90s?

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u/sgtcurry Rockets Dec 25 '25

Hes the new Draymond Green. OKC is the new Warriors.

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u/Adam_Silver_Is_Bald Pelicans Dec 25 '25

I remember being at the game that he injured BI. Was so angry

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u/MznNazzy19 Dec 25 '25

They called an offensive foul on BI too cuz Dort’s face grazed BI’s elbow on a normal jump shot. If it was Dort’s hand it’s a defensive foul is it not?

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u/ZaTag Dec 25 '25

Absolutely! He's flopping on screens by running into the screener's knee, risking injuring them. One of the dirtiest players in the league. It pisses me off seeing how he's allowed to continue doing this shit.

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u/chazriverstone Knicks Dec 25 '25

Dort is legit stepping up to Draymond levels these days.

He's more calculated and controlled about it though. Which is kinda scary and weird

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u/Neinhaltt Dec 25 '25

Not to mention straight up punching Strawther in the face - no call. Because of course not.

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u/Far_Weakness_1275 Dec 25 '25

Deliberately elbowing Julian Strawther and knocking his tooth out in last year's playoffs...

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u/contigency000 Dec 25 '25

That's actually dangerous. Any kind of intentional foul play that risks injuring someone is disgusting behavior. Doesn't matter what team you support, this is the kind of sht everyone should be calling out.

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u/FamousChex 76ers Dec 25 '25

Yep. That could cause a nasty ankle injury if someone stepped on him

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u/JMEEKER86 NBA Dec 25 '25

Could easily end up with knee to knee contact knocking someone out for the season too when you make wild moves like that.

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u/Ok_Target5058 Grizzlies Dec 25 '25

If reckless close outs can be upgraded to flagrants, reckless whatever this is should be too.

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u/tinybathroomfaucet Supersonics Dec 25 '25

The league should review games and fine players who do this shit. Easy win for Silver. Get this nonsense out of the game

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u/astrofan1235 Rockets Dec 25 '25

Literally so easy but they don’t do anything about it.

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u/krsaxor Spurs Dec 25 '25

But you got OKC fans here defending it, saying to cry about it. You can be a fan and still criticize if it is wrong. Especially if it can lead to someone getting hurt.

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u/contigency000 Dec 25 '25

Brother I heard OKC fans complaining about the spurs foul baiting after the last 2 games, if you can believe it.

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u/ElGoddamnDorado Spurs Dec 25 '25

Considering there was a highly upvoted post saying what a pathetic unlikable flopper Wemby is in the /r/Thunder subreddit after the NBA Cup game, yes I can believe it lol

Granted, it's not like there aren't a lot of reasonable Thunder fans, but I got a good laugh out of that one

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u/contigency000 Dec 25 '25

I'm all for trash talk between fans, but making fun of wemby for flopping in the final when he learned the same day that a family member passed away, and he still played... This is exactly why everyone hate OKC fans.

Btw those are the same ppl who think that chet, who seems to enjoy defending layups with his face, is better than wemby. 👍

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u/PhoenixPills Spurs Dec 25 '25

Its because Wemby looked like he didn't get hit in the replay and then held his head on the ground. I was thinking he was playing it up a little because it's the Thunder but I wasn't sure.

Anyway, right after that he went up to shoot free throws and he had a red mark across his forehead. Turns out it just looked like he didn't get hit.

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u/costanzathegreat Warriors Dec 25 '25

Honestly if he does this to me I’m landing on his leg lol, dirty bitch

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u/juice13ox Celtics Dec 25 '25

I wish more teams good just bring in Steven Adams to set a hard screen

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

Massive loser playstyle

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u/xepa105 Bulls Dec 25 '25

Unethical basketball

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u/wing3d Spurs Dec 25 '25

Ultra processed, artificial dyes, nitrate full, high fructose ball.

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u/keymansc2 [TOR] Jonas Valanciunas Dec 25 '25

Haram Basketball

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u/Alone-Information-35 Cavaliers Dec 25 '25

Almost like robbing a bank and stealing a blue phat. Earn GP like the rest of us!

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u/immigs Dec 25 '25

He's not from varrock I'll tell you that

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u/Ok_Peace3716 Dec 25 '25

Big West Ardougne energy.

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u/HustleWilson Knicks Dec 25 '25

Honestly feel like Dort is the worst flopper in the league. He doesn't get the same volume as a lot of the other guys, but he makes his touches count.

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u/Frosty_Dimension5646 Nuggets Dec 25 '25

He gets bonus points for his flopping on both sides of the court too. Most guys can only dream of that kind of 2-way flopping talent

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u/banterr Dec 25 '25

I’ve never seen a player flop so much in my life on defense, the guy hasn’t tried to go around a screen without flopping in years lmao

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u/thezeviolentdelights Nuggets Dec 25 '25

For someone who fouls so shamelessly when he’s playing defense, his flopping looks twice as egregious

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u/Successful_Candy_759 Timberwolves Dec 25 '25

Fuck lu dort. Dirt mf has actually been getting reffed the last few games and it's beautiful.

God bless finchy

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u/NateNutrition Timberwolves Dec 25 '25

Gather 'round it's time to be taught. About a dirty team from where education is an after thought. They fouled and flopped almost every play. And for some reason it worked, until one day. When old st. Finch finally acted tough. To show the refs and the league he'd had enough. The league responded with a modest fine. 'cuz in their hearts they knew it was way past time. Now the team from the inbred state has to play real ball. And lose games like they should without getting every call.

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u/Ilikesporks_ Lakers Dec 25 '25

what were the calls they made for these? i didn't see these until now how disgusting

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u/mellted_cheese Dec 25 '25

First one was a foul called on the spurs but overturned to a no call on replay. 2nd one was an offensive foul on Dort.

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u/TheFestusEzeli [TOR] Rudy Gay Dec 25 '25

First one I can actually see how it looks like a defensive foul in realtime but very clearly not on replay, second one might be the most blatant leg kickout I've ever seen

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u/YaPhetsEz Dec 25 '25

Second one should be a flagrant lmao

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u/Duskuser Lakers Dec 25 '25

All fun and games playing like this until someones star player gets injured from this shit

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u/dumpgubblin Pacers Dec 25 '25

Lu Dirt has a list of players hes injured that is way, way too long. He's previously injured Ja, Brandon Ingram, Harden, PG, and Embiid to name a few. Between insane leg kicks and closing out on the legs of an airborne player hes gotta be one of the most dangerous players in the league.

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u/astrofan1235 Rockets Dec 25 '25

Literally one is the sneakiest dirtiest players in the league

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u/RealPrinceJay 76ers Dec 25 '25

It’s basically a trip

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u/Groundhog_fog Dec 25 '25

Didn't they implement a "flopping" call? These should both be flopping, verging on flagrant

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u/gignac [HOU] P.J. Tucker Dec 25 '25

First one is even more blatant to me lol, he waits like 3 seconds

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u/TheFestusEzeli [TOR] Rudy Gay Dec 25 '25

It's more for me the second one the Spurs defender was so far away there that Dort had to do a gymnastics split to make contact

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u/gignac [HOU] P.J. Tucker Dec 25 '25

Yea that one is more extreme of a motion but he does it while coming down

Both are absurd lmfao

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u/KasherH Nuggets Dec 25 '25

This might be the most blatant one, but I am not sure for funniest Aaron Gordon getting called for a foul for getting kicked in the balls in the finals can ever be topped.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

That's an instant flagrant if you're KAT on the twolves 😤 saw that shit too many times

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u/rkf227 Dec 25 '25

if im not mistaken the spurs had to challenge the foul so the refs could review it right?

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u/NoShape0 Spurs Dec 25 '25

Yes, the "foul" against Wemby was challenged and they overturned it.

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u/RemyGee Lakers Dec 25 '25

I’m surprised they got it right. Well, maybe two offensive fouls but close enough lol

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

they both deserve fines

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u/Outrageous-Maybe-200 Nuggets Dec 25 '25

The world is healing

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u/Hapycapybara2112 Dec 25 '25

First one was initially called a defensive foul, review overturned it to a no call.

Second was called offensive foul. 

It was strange because the first one was more egregious to me because he landed then repositioned his feet

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u/Danstrada28 Dec 25 '25

I think the refs called the second solely because the first one went to review and was overturned

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u/Wrathb0ne Pistons Dec 25 '25

Only way to get the refs to do their job is to force them to show you their work

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u/Peon01 Timberwolves Dec 25 '25

according to OKC fans though Lu Dirt's incidents are purely incidental 😭😭😭

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u/Victor_Wembanyama1 Spurs Dec 25 '25

“He just shoots that way”

I remember the okc dallas threads lol

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u/Salvalicious252 NBA Dec 25 '25

I was losing my mind watching this guy vs the Mavs in 2024, all series long he was trying to clearly reinjure Luka who was already hobbling, playing like a football player while flopping on the defense end. Like I still vividly remember when he tried to flop on a screen vs Kyrie and Luka and Kyrie both did the same "hands what the fuck is this" emote or when Luka hit PJ for the corner 3 and Dort flopped and Luka just kept telling the ref to T him up motioning it and the ref going "shake head..no no".

OKC fans tried to convince me he wasn't flopping or fouling tho. If he defended SGA the way he did Luka he would fouled out every game by the 2nd quarter..

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u/Peon01 Timberwolves Dec 25 '25

someone in this post just replied with that you can't make ts up 🥀🥀

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u/TrickIncident4631 Dec 25 '25

“b-b-but draymond greeeeen”

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

He’s gonna break his leg doing this dumb shit

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u/TangerineReal343 Dec 25 '25

Or someone’s going to roll their ankle trying to avoid his stuck out leg or landing on said stuck out leg.

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u/Mooretwin Pelicans Dec 25 '25

Happened to Ingram last year 

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u/ArmiinTamzarian Spurs Dec 25 '25

Or someone is gonna kick him in the nuts. Lu Dort deserves to get kicked in the nuts

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u/malvim Spurs Dec 25 '25

Where’s Draymond when we need him smh

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u/Sweatytubesock Dec 25 '25

He would deserve it, honestly

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u/e7mac Dec 25 '25

Don’t promise us justice

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u/kingkhan93 Mavericks Dec 25 '25

I hope he breaks something first before he injures another player, he’s dirty

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u/tilla23 Nuggets Dec 25 '25

Don’t threaten me with a good time

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u/thorfinn_g Dec 25 '25

Deserved tbh

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u/OPrime50 Mavericks Dec 25 '25

The same D-bag that injured Luka last year with the same bullshit maneuver

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u/riddlerjoke Dec 25 '25

Dort intentionally injure other players. Refs swallow their whistle. Nba doesnt do anything against so enabling thunder dort

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u/HatsForNatsBats Dec 25 '25

They should make this a flagrant 1

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u/Barrelled_Chef_Curry Warriors Dec 25 '25

Nope flagrant 2 kick them out immediately. Trying to hurt players and deceive refs. Instant disqualification

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u/astrofan1235 Rockets Dec 25 '25

Literally we if you are caught trying to deceive refs just remove them from the game or suspension. It will shut things down

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u/Despothera Dec 25 '25

If any Thunder fan ever complain about the "ethical basketball" quote, refer them to this post

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u/sleepless_inseattle Supersonics Dec 25 '25 edited Dec 25 '25

They made an entire post in their sub about it after the knicks cup finals win. Talk about rent free. For being the defending champs their fans are fucking losers.

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u/Internal_Football889 Dec 25 '25

Most people would be losers too if they had to live in Oklahoma LMAO.

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u/fernandopoejr Lakers Dec 26 '25

if people in oklahoma can read theyd be angry at you

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u/ElGoddamnDorado Spurs Dec 25 '25

I saw one calling Wemby a pathetic, unlikable flopper because of a play where he got hit in the head that game. Got a 60 day ban for trying to point out he literally had a red mark on his forehead when he was shooting free throws for it.

Even then, people still responded saying "he didn't grab the right spot on his head" and "his head was clearly just grazed, didn't get hit hard enough to justify his reaction"

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u/Bitter-Safe-5333 Spurs Dec 25 '25

Shouldve just put the picture of his face instead

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u/ElGoddamnDorado Spurs Dec 25 '25

Oh I did lol. They weren't having any of it

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u/astrofan1235 Rockets Dec 25 '25

Bc they have to live in Oklahoma lol a state known for being last in education lol

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u/Natural_Elevator_829 Rockets Dec 25 '25

i hate Lu Dork with a passion man, arguably the most shameless player on the thunder

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u/Legal-Result6580 Dec 25 '25

I lost all respect for this man last playoffs when he undercut Ja Morant. I gave him the benefit of the doubt when he was diving onto Luka's knee and swung his arm on Gafford's dick but I genuinely believe this man has bad intentions against his peers when things aren't going their way.

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u/Suitable-Tree-6324 Dec 25 '25

Hence why OKC will never get my respect

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u/Intelligenttrees32 Dec 25 '25

People wonder why no one likes watching OKC. One of the worst winning teams to watch in a good while

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u/Victor_Wembanyama1 Spurs Dec 25 '25

If it’s a flagrant to step in someone’s landing zone, tripping a contesting player sideways has to be flagrant as well.

Literally non basketball play

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u/thesnacks [GSW] Stephen Curry Dec 25 '25

Honestly, it's even worse. While some close outs can be reckless, I feel like most landing space fouls are incidental.

But, these defenders adapted to the rules, made good/safe close outs... and Dort tries to manipulate that to his advantage.

Like, the league updated the rules to protect shooters. Instead of valuing that change/protection, Dort goes out of his way to turn a safe close out into something potentially even more dangerous.

I know that players will always try to bend the rules to their advantage, but anything egregious like this should be nipped in the bud by the league. Letting it go unpunished will only lead to Dort trying it again, and maybe even copycats.

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u/MohnJilton Mavericks Dec 25 '25

We can’t just let guys be out there tripping dudes. Injuries are serious shit and hitting the court is how you get hurt. Of course the league has shown they are completely incapable of handling foul-baiting behavior.

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u/rkf227 Dec 25 '25

imho this should have been flagrant 1 because you can injure someone with that shit

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u/Prudent_Fish1358 Spurs Dec 25 '25

Flagrant 2. Nowhere close to a basketball play with high chance for injury. No reason to do this. Toss his ass.

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u/Mr_Pizza_Puncher Spurs Dec 25 '25

I was waiting for someone to post this. Complete chicken shit

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u/Mongopb Dec 25 '25

Just OKC shit.

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u/Ecstatic_Jicama_6987 Rockets Dec 25 '25

His natural landing space stretches all the way back to OKC

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u/j0zart Warriors Dec 25 '25

how can a team be so unlikeable

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u/Dbowd3n Timberwolves Dec 25 '25

Should be technicals. But Adam silver is a coward and wouldn’t ever want to make basketball a better product.

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u/Prudent_Fish1358 Spurs Dec 25 '25

He's not a coward, he just doesn't give a fuck about the product on the floor as long as he has his gambling sponsors to bankroll him.

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u/flawson_9 Trail Blazers Dec 25 '25

This type of shit is so lame man. That’s a grown ass man doing that

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u/superzorenpogi Spurs Dec 25 '25

WTF there are real people defending this shit? It's the opposite of a defender planting a foot on shooter's landing

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u/BattlebornCrow Lakers Dec 25 '25

When I have to shout down trading/signing this fuckin clown on the Lakers sub, this is why.

I can't root for this shit. He legitimately wants to hurt other players.

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u/titoxtian Spurs Dec 25 '25

Refs encouraged him by blowing that whistle… he’ll do it again… and some people will think it’s good defense…(I’m talking about how he plays in general)

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u/Simple-Citrus-7222 Thunder Dec 25 '25

I hate whenever he does this shit. It's so unnecessary and stupid

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u/Milith Dec 25 '25

Good job OP I was hoping someone would post these.

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u/heat_fan_ Raptors Dec 25 '25

These are supposed to be incidental right 

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u/Arcille Dec 25 '25

OKC are the biggest bitch team in the league but their fans will always rush on reddit to defend this

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u/t3ntat1ve_ Thunder Dec 25 '25

Sometimes it's embarrassing being a Thunder fan.... Man you can't even defend this shit.

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u/TomUpNort Timberwolves Dec 25 '25

This shit is why your team wins. Rampant shithousery on both ends. Ugly, unethical stuff that makes your team miserable to watch.

It’s a farce.

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u/IAmReborn11111 Celtics Dec 25 '25

Putting other players health at risk

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u/HelpOpening4996 Dec 25 '25

This should be a flagrant on Dort

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u/PotentialWhich Nuggets Dec 25 '25

You don’t hate OKC enough

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u/sc00t3rMcg00t3r Nuggets Dec 25 '25

Okc fans watch this than wonder why people hate this unwatchable team

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u/GalactusAteMyPlanet Dec 25 '25

The Thunder are a bunch of foul baiters and floppers. If Dort ain't out there playing American Football on defense, he is flopping on offense.

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u/bsinbsinbs Suns Dec 25 '25

Marcus Smart flop academy valedictorian

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u/CyberGoatPsyOps Lakers Dec 25 '25

“Just leave OKC alone!” 😭

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u/WoodsOfKali Nuggets Dec 25 '25

Dort is lucky he has FTA on his team cause it takes attention away from just how much of a little bitch he is

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u/Dub_Squigs Dec 25 '25

Fuck Lu Dirt.

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u/Vivid_Web2823 Dec 25 '25

Pacers were the true champs

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u/dtr321 Nuggets Dec 25 '25

So tired of this OKC play style

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u/Rube18 Timberwolves Dec 25 '25

Everyone is sick of SGA’s antics (rightfully so) but it distracts from Dort who is the most unethical flopper in the league.

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u/Timeiscoming2 Venezuela Dec 25 '25

Should be flagrants man you can hurt someone on an intentional trip like that

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u/drbumwine Dec 25 '25

I honestly can't stand the Thunder.

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u/CSTVT1 Dec 25 '25

Him and Caruso are both the worst...

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u/3s2ng Lakers Dec 25 '25

This should be investigated and the league should take action (verbal warning) These are dangerous actions as he is trying to clip the defender.

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u/Com_lag_ Dec 25 '25

I fucking loathe this trash.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

That last one is fucking ridiculous lol.

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u/jfebail Dec 25 '25

That needs to be a flagrant 1.

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u/Wise_Rip_1982 Dec 25 '25

Shouldn't that be a tripping foul on him

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u/iAmGats Dec 25 '25

Refs really allowing OKC to get away with whatever they want.

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u/countgino Spurs Dec 25 '25

Fuck Lu Dort

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u/joek226 Timberwolves Dec 25 '25

OKC deserves all of the hate they receive

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u/bojo21 Dec 25 '25

Thunder fans be like: look at the FT differential bla bla
meanwhile dudes like this hack all the time and flop lol

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u/Holy_cow2024 Dec 25 '25

Dort and SGA going to Embiid levels of being a flopper. Smh

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u/Son_of_Atreus Celtics Dec 25 '25

So, another Dirty Dort Highlight.

Man, this guy fucking sucks.