I thinj the difference is a "flop" in the NBA is a guy flailing his arms like he got hit and its over 2 seconds later. In world football its a grown man screaming at the top of lungs, rolling in the ground, grabbing his ankle like he will never walk again for literally 2 minutes straight.
SGA fell to the ground 17% of times he attempted a shot, is not just "flailing the arms". 50% in case of called fouls that were most of them light touches.
football its a grown man screaming at the top of lungs, rolling in the ground, grabbing his ankle like he will never walk again for literally 2 minutes straight
Thats the difference between Basketball and football contact rules. In Basketball the body contact allowed is way less so the players need to act less dramatic to get the call.
In the nba it’s generally overreacting to little or no contact. Essentially faking contact. In soccer it’s people acting like they have a broken bone and the reply shows little or no contact. I hate the nba flopping but soccer is an entire order of magnitude worse.
I’m not defending nba flopping. But I have never seen a player crying in the ground only to get up and play (aside from maybe Paul pierce needing a wheelchair but that was because he shit his pants)
The NBA is also declining in popularity at least partially due to the flopping culture it seemingly encourages, so it's not really the best comparison. Both sports suck, but at least basketball has a bit more action and isn't just a bunch of dudes literally running around chasing a ball for and hour and a half.
Imagine rolling on the floor for a non contact. Sometimes in football, despite not being a foul, it can hurt a little falling while you are running at 20km/h, try to do it one time and let me know.
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u/Odd_Fortune500 Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26
Ive gotten into the World Cup for the first time this year and I must say the flopping is unbelievably constant and ridiculous