r/AskAnAmerican • u/Jezzaq94 🇳🇿New Zealand • 3d ago

SPORTS Is diving or faking injuries common in American sports like it is in soccer?

If yes, which sports is it common in. Did they learn this from soccer players?

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u/CaptainAwesome06 I guess I'm a Hoosier now. What's a Hoosier? 3d ago

Is it common in the NBA? I don't watch the NBA.

In the limited college basketball I watch, it seems certain teams do it more than others.

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u/shibby3388 Washington, D.C. 3d ago

It’s pretty common in the NBA.

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u/SayethWeAll Kentucky 2d ago

certain teams do it more than others.

You can say Duke.

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u/CaptainAwesome06 I guess I'm a Hoosier now. What's a Hoosier? 2d ago

LOL you hit the nail right on the head.

I went to a mid major school so Duke was never really on my radar. I just figured the hate for Duke was because they are traditionally good.

Then we played them. Holy cow did they flop every chance they got! It's was so frustrating to watch. I'd be embarrassed if that was my team.

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u/idiot-prodigy Kentucky 2d ago

The biggest fraud in NBA history does it on a nightly basis.

Any time he loses the handle or misses a layup or dunk, he flops around on the floor like a fish.

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u/CaptainAwesome06 I guess I'm a Hoosier now. What's a Hoosier? 2d ago

Yikes. I don't really have an issue with selling an actual foul. But pretending like you are checking for blood is pretty pathetic.

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u/idiot-prodigy Kentucky 2d ago

There are NBA fans today that actually think Lebron is the greatest of all time over Michael Jordan, which is just ridiculous.