LeBron James was brought down by Grayson Allen.
If that phrase made you laugh – and it should be, it’s very funny – then you understand why LeBron received an official league warning for flopping on Saturday for a flop against Memphis on Friday night.
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers received a warning for violating the league’s anti-flop rule on February 12 against Memphis. pic.twitter.com/NovQbnBEE0
– NBA Official (@NBAOfficial) February 13, 2021
LeBron received the call, he will ignore the warning. If you receive three of these notices in one season, LeBron will receive a $ 5,000 fine. This should solve the problem.
On Twitter – and almost certainly in the comments on this post – there were some people who were looking for a chance to beat LeBron, saying: “How can he be GOAT if he is failing?” “He doesn’t have to do this.”
Apparently, people never went to YouTube and searched for “Michael Jordan flop”. He did that (and that’s just YouTube stuff yet, not every time it happened, this is a different era from television and social media). Magic failed on some points. Bird. Hell, they failed when George Mikan played. Competitive players will always look for an advantage and a way to manipulate the referees. LeBron is part of a long and historic line of guys willing to do that.
By the way, Kyle Kuzma of the Lakers also received a flop warning. If you thought LeBron’s acting was bad …
Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers received a warning for violating the league’s anti-flop rule on February 12 against Memphis. pic.twitter.com/JOxWpWWfwr
– NBA Official (@NBAOfficial) February 13, 2021