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Thunder fans defend their team against accusations of flopping after a win over the Lakers. Opposing fans are vocal on social media, claiming that the referees are not penalizing the Thunder players for their actions.
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) â The Thunder remain undefeated in their run for back-to-back titles after a game 2 win over the Lakers Thursday night.
However, that is not what a lot of NBA fans are talking about right now, especially opposing fans.
Many are taking to social media, saying Thunder players are flopping too much, and refs arenât calling it.
Everyone we spoke with Friday agrees.
They say domination from the defending champs to start the playoffs is a big reason for the slander online, and it is a villain role they will gladly take on.
âI think the best teams are going to be the best and theyâre going to get hate regardless,â said Nathan Dominick, Thunder fan.
Greatness, comes at a cost.
âYouâre successful when you start to become the villain,â said Jerry Ramsey, Radio Host on The Franchise.
That is what appears to be happening to the Thunder right now as they begin the playoffs 6-0.
On social media, keyboard warriors are calling out the team for âexcessive flopping.â
âThis is not a topic if they are beating the Thunder on a regular basis,â said Ramsey. âNobody was talking about Shai flopping a couple of years ago when they were winning 24-25 games.â
âThere is no foul baiting, he drawing the foul,â said Damoron Green, Thunder fan. âYou know, Iâm saying they touching, slapping, grabbing his arm.â
Thunder fans we talked to are not having any of the slander.
However, they do recognize this happens to the best of the best.
Thunder players are being accused of flopping due to their performance in recent games, particularly after their win against the Lakers.
Thunder fans are actively defending their team on social media against the flopping accusations from opposing fans.
The Thunder won their latest game against the Lakers, remaining undefeated in their pursuit of back-to-back titles.
Rayan Cherki is living his dream at Manchester City under Pep Guardiola, scoring 10 goals and 14 assists this season.

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âWe had the same complaints for the Golden State Warriors back in the 2016, 2017, 2018 series,â said Dominick. âWe had the same thing early LeBron years when he was at Miami.â
Fans say it isnât necessarily a bad thing to take on the villain role.
âI think itâs more of an admiration and a good thing as a whole team, as a way to push ourselves even more and perform better,â said Dominick.
We opened up our âshare with 4â poll Friday to ask, âwhat you thought of the officiating in the Thunder versus Lakers series so far?â
The results showed an overwhelming 75% gave it a thumbs down, compared to 25% who gave the officiating a thumbs up.
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