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If you get legitimately injured but it gets ignored because you fake it that often (and your team suffers as a result), seems like a problem that would sort its
by jbigelow76 7y ago
If you get legitimately injured but it gets ignored because you fake it that often (and your team suffers as a result), seems like a problem that would sort itself out.
- Causality1 7y agoObviously that's not happening or this article wouldn't exist.
- philwelch 7y agoI’m reminded of the time Carmelo Anthony got injured, collapsed onto the floor, and was ignored by all nine other players for two possessions due to his reputation for flopping.
- awad 7y agoRemember when the Lakers had to intentionally foul and stop the game to pull out Kobe after he tore his achilles?
- mrob 7y agoAll pro athletes accept risk of injury as the price of being the best. If you refuse to take risks then you'll be beaten by somebody who does. Even if the expected value for the team as a whole is negative, it often still makes sense to take the risk, because "best in the world" earns you so much more (including earnings from adverts/speeches/movie deals/etc.) than 2nd best. The rules are supposed to prevent this race to the bottom.
- jbigelow76 7y agoTotally valid point, I'm arguing about the sense of urgency in the league addressing it is all. If two jets of the same make and model crash in relatively short window, then yes, ground every last one of them right then and there and get every stakeholder involved; if a bunch of multi-millionaires get some extra side eye because they may have got nudged a bit extra, why not wait and see if it self corrects based on TV ratings and ticket sales? Edit, added: "based on TV ratings and ticket sales" to original response.