Rivers halftime message to Clippers in Game 7: 'Stop f---ing flopping'
Trailing 56-46 to the Houston Rockets in a do-or-die Game 7 on Sunday afternoon, Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers made it clear to his players at halftime that he wasn't a fan of their constant flopping in the opening two quarters.
One of Doc's messages to the team: "Stop f---ing flopping."
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Flopping is a part of the Clippers' on-court culture, with the players having done it so many times that it's slowly becoming a running gag around NBA circles.
Eight-time NBA All-Star Chris Paul is one of the league's most notorious offenders, constantly flailing his body around like a fish out of water to draw the attention of officials.
Glen "Big Baby" Davis was fined $5000 by for violating the NBA's anti-flopping rules during Game 3 of the series.
''As long as we get away with it, I'm fine,'' Rivers joked on May 11.
Rivers' sarcastic tone turned to anger and frustration a little over one week later during Game 7, with the Clippers eventually falling 113-100 at the Toyota Center in a series-ending defeat.