Denver Native (Carol)
05-28-2013, 07:32 PM
INDIANAPOLIS -- LeBron James vehemently denies he's a flopper but openly recognizes it as an effective strategy.
"Some guys have been doing it for years, just trying to get an advantage," James said Monday in the lead-up to Tuesday's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. "Any way you can get an advantage over the opponent to help your team win, so be it."
That position illustrates a friction that's developed over the past two seasons between James' Miami Heat and their current opponent, the Indiana Pacers. It's fair to say the Pacers and the Heat have different views on flopping. One side thinks it's an art and the other a menace.
rest - http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/9317929/2013-nba-playoffs-lebron-james-says-not-flopper-sees-advantage-flopping
"Some guys have been doing it for years, just trying to get an advantage," James said Monday in the lead-up to Tuesday's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. "Any way you can get an advantage over the opponent to help your team win, so be it."
That position illustrates a friction that's developed over the past two seasons between James' Miami Heat and their current opponent, the Indiana Pacers. It's fair to say the Pacers and the Heat have different views on flopping. One side thinks it's an art and the other a menace.
rest - http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/9317929/2013-nba-playoffs-lebron-james-says-not-flopper-sees-advantage-flopping