This is a legendary flop of all time. Right there with Marcus Smart in the playoffs against the Hawks in 2016, or Lance Stephenson’s legendary flop battle in China.
The Kings Buddy Hield guard was warned by the league for flopping against the Trail Blazers on Thursday, and this one is very funny.
Buddy Hield of Sacramento received a warning for violating the league’s anti-flop rule on March 4 in Portland. pic.twitter.com/6AaLXFBAta
– NBA Official (@NBAOfficial) March 5, 2021
FLOP! Hey, @buddyhield, WYD? 🤣 pic.twitter.com/ViZi6FnkRm
– NBC Sports Northwest (@NBCSNorthwest) March 5, 2021
This is some Keanu Reeves acting at the level of Shakespeare. Hield was trying to call Carmelo Anthony with this failure in slow motion, but the referee gave him the look his mother gave him when you said, “I don’t know who ate all the ice cream.”
Portland won the game because Damian Lillard was Dame Time with 10 consecutive points in the clutch.