Warriors Player Calls Out LeBron James After Flopping Remarks

Warriors Player Calls Out LeBron James After Flopping Remarks

Edwin Kiplagat
updated at May 11, 2023 at 6:49 PM
  • Golden State Warriors forward JaMychal Green disagrees with LeBron James's comments about the Lakers flopping
  • James fired back at Warriors coach Steve Kerr who implied that the Lakers played with gamesmanship and got away with flops
  • The Lakers have had an overwhelming advantage in free throws in this series

Golden State Warriors forward JaMychal Green has aimed a dig at LeBron James after the Los Angeles Lakers veteran said they do not flop.

James was responding to comments made by Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who said the Lakers got away with flopping in their series.

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The flopping discussions have raged in the last few days. Photo by Thearon W. Henderson.
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After the Lakers beat the Warriors in Game 4 to take a commanding 3-1 lead, Kerr said the LAkwers play with a lot of "gamesmanship," and they took some flops and were awarded fouls.

James and Lakers coach Darvin Ham refuted those claims, saying they don't teach flopping.

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Ham also appeared to aim a jibe at Kerr while responding to those allegations.

Green calls out James

Green clearly disagrees with James. He took to Instagram and shared James' quote, then added a cap on his head, meaning he is not buying James' explanation, per Clutchpoints.

In Game 1, the Lakers shot 29 free throws compared to six for the Warriors. The Lakers then shot 37 times from the line in Game 3, while the defending champions had 17 attempts, per Bleacher Report.

The series is reaching a crucial point, and James will look to send Green and the Warriors home in Game 6.

James responds to Kerr

Sports Brief earlier reported on James responding to Kerr after they lost Game 5 to the Warriors.

The 20-year veteran was categorical in his response.

"I just know that we and our coaching staff and us players we don't work on flopping, that's not even a part of our game," James said. "Our game is to attack, attack the paint. We don't mind physical contact and we don't shy away from it. [We're] just not a team that goes out there looking for flopping opportunities, it's not us. It's never been." 
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Edwin Kiplagat
Edwin Kiplagat has five years of experience in journalism working as a Sports Editor at Africa Insight Communications and ESPN. Edwin Kiplagat is a Bachelor's Degree holder in journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya.