Kevin Durant says that the only reason that he was not injured this year is because no one flopped onto his legs.

DLoMor · Post #1 » by **DLoMor** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:44 pm

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/275354/Kevin-Durant-On-Avoiding-Injuries-No-Players-Flopped-Into-My-Legs-This-Year

I mean he has a good point and he’s been lucky. Unlike Joel Embiid, who had Jonathan Kuwinga flop onto his legs and injure him for most of the year.

A lot of injuries do occur with people falling on legs, don’t they?

Tor_Raps · Post #2 » by **Tor_Raps** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:48 pm

Not sure why we're using Embiid as the sympathetic example of falling into anyone's legs. He pretty much ended Danny Green's career with his flopping and has hurt many other players with his BS lol.

alebaba · Post #3 » by **alebaba** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:53 pm

He's probably talking about Embiid. lol

Riot Randolph · Post #4 » by **Riot Randolph** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:00 pm

Maybe hit the weights....

DLoMor · Post #5 » by **DLoMor** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:30 pm

Tor_Raps wrote:Not sure why we're using Embiid as the sympathetic example of falling into anyone's legs. He pretty much ended Danny Green's career with his flopping and has hurt many other players with his BS lol.

Because watching and observing Embiid a lot of players collide with him a lot, I feel bad for him.

Tor_Raps · Post #6 » by **Tor_Raps** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:32 pm

DLoMor wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:Not sure why we're using Embiid as the sympathetic example of falling into anyone's legs. He pretty much ended Danny Green's career with his flopping and has hurt many other players with his BS lol.

Because watching and observing Embiid a lot of players collide with him a lot, I feel bad for him.

He throws his body are like a 300 pound missile while being much bigger than everyone around him.

DLoMor · Post #7 » by **DLoMor** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:41 pm

Tor_Raps wrote:
DLoMor wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:Not sure why we're using Embiid as the sympathetic example of falling into anyone's legs. He pretty much ended Danny Green's career with his flopping and has hurt many other players with his BS lol.

Because watching and observing Embiid a lot of players collide with him a lot, I feel bad for him.

He throws his body are like a 300 pound missile while being much bigger than everyone around him.

but yet a lot of people still fall and collide with him like how Kuminga did and injured him.

Sign5 · Post #8 » by **Sign5** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:03 pm

Tor_Raps wrote:
DLoMor wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:Not sure why we're using Embiid as the sympathetic example of falling into anyone's legs. He pretty much ended Danny Green's career with his flopping and has hurt many other players with his BS lol.

Because watching and observing Embiid a lot of players collide with him a lot, I feel bad for him.

He throws his body are like a 300 pound missile while being much bigger than everyone around him.

Yup its similar to a sumo wrestler resorting to belly flopping on a regular sized person to beat him in a street fight. Joel is probably the biggest dude overall mass-wise in the league besides Bojan, Drummond, Zion and Nurkic. However he's extremely clumsy with that weight he loves to throw around recklessly, for instance Zion is the epitome of body control.

A lot of Zions injuries were a result of too much weight on his frame and over-exerting the stop/go torque he inflicts on his body routinely. Joel on the other hand despite being extremely skilled is just awkward and clumsy. Similar case with AD. Honestly that's why it's a slap in the face to non- Philly fans because imagine Shaq specifically in his Orlando days flopping like Joel does. You can't.

With KD, he's just a frail dude but putting on heaps of muscle could potentially diminish his elite shooting ability so I kinda understood why he never decided to beef up. Not to mention he probably doesn't even have the genetics ala Giannis to do.

PierceFan4ever · Post #9 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:18 pm

Talking about Jimmy Butler’s flopping ass

iLLmatic860 · Post #10 » by **iLLmatic860** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:20 pm

alebaba wrote:He's probably talking about Embiid. lol

i'm pretty certain hes talking about Jimmy

JXL · Post #11 » by **JXL** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:21 pm

Maybe don't skip leg day, and put some lotion on them while you're at it...

Dubious Handles · Post #12 » by **Dubious Handles** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:56 pm

JXL wrote:Maybe don't skip leg day, and put some lotion on them while you're at it...

What a bad day to have functioning eyeballs

Papi_swav · Post #13 » by **Papi_swav** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:58 pm

It's believable

NyKnicks1714 · Post #14 » by **NyKnicks1714** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:24 pm

Not quite on topic, but NBA needs to address diving into people's legs in the way it addressed getting into a shooter's landing zone. Such a dangerous play.

AbeVigodaLive · Post #15 » by **AbeVigodaLive** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:26 pm

To be fair... Durant flopped twice on defense in the last game of the season. Some flops are better than others?