[Injury] Devin Booker gets tripped by Lu Dort on the backdoor cut and hobbles to the locker room (with replays)
He tried to call his own foul and the refs still didn’t call a foul on OKC lmao
I swear they would lose more games if they got called for all the blatant fouling they do
Minnesota went up 40 on em last year during the one game the refs were fucking fair.
Crazy game, entire Wolves team was fired up.
Yep that was the game finch got thrown out. It was the start of the thunder rough stretch
(Rough by comparison, lol)
I think they’re referring to the WCF game when the twolves blew the thunder out
If their defense was officiated the way they get officiated on offense, they’re on the road in the first round. You cannot fucking guard them. Even when they don’t go to the line much, it’s because teams are scared to defend them. Then they’re molesting you on defense. Most ref dependent team of all time.
No fucking shit. I’m sick of this shit. NBA propping up OKC like they’re a fucking dynasty. Bullshit. The only reason they’re this “good” is because of the refs. They play dirty as fuck and the other team gets ticky tack fouls called against them. Fuck the NBA and fuck OKC.
I’ve been saying this since last season. I still stand by my thought that they lose against Denver and Indy if both series are called consistently and fairly.
They constantly get blatant favoritism both on defense and when they have the ball. It’s made their brand of basketball and SGA unfun to watch and easy to root against.
I’m actually terrified for Lebron, Luka & Reaves safety next series.
dont be. marcus smart dont play that shit
Can include Wemby in that list as well if they end up playing each other
Imagine you put your hand up and say “my bad I fouled him” and the dumb rigged refs still don’t call the foul Lmao
Crazy to not even get a foul call there
Suns loudly complained about the refs last time. It’s only natural refs are going to make this a statement game.
So they’re just going to openly admit they ride OKC d?
Yes
Why not when accountability doesnt exist. Sports have always had cheating, crooked refs. However betting platforms has made it acceptable to not hide it anymore.
100000%. If your a player YOU must go in front of a mic after the game or your paycheck is docked.
Refs? Your punishment is no reffing the NBA FINALS, maybe now you’ll learn your lesson. But nah you never have to talk to th media, ever.
Ref ego doesn’t allow them to see the bigger picture, they just know they have to set an example outta you
What can anyone do about it? OKC are already clearly a level above 90% of the NBA, the refs really digging their heels in and fucking over another team for complaining about them is a death nail
One time the FBI proved a referee threw the Western Confernce Finals for the Los Angeles Lakers.
You can see Dort move his right foot to trip Booker as soon as Booker has him beat. He’s the dirtiest player in the league. How many Lakers players do we think he’s going to injure?
He even raised his hand to make sure he received the foul call since it was deliberate and didn’t want his teammate dinged 😂
I’m legit worried about this. I almost don’t want Luka to come back from that hamstring injury against OKC given Dort will try and hurt at least someone on the team. If he targets Reaves or Luka, it can just be written off as them already being “banged up.”
Dort does this every playoffs and OKC does the see no evil act and the league ignores it.
Yea you’d think that Dort would have a magnifying glass on him with how often he tries to injure star players but somehow the clown gets away with it every time
Dirtiest player in the league
He can pull this shit on the Suns or Denver but id they pull this on the Lakers the league will step in.
By that time, it’s already too late
He already did it to the Lakers when he took Smart out for a while
Will they? Luka and AR both had season ending injures at the hands of OKC like 2 weeks ago. Doesn’t look like anything’s changed.
Would be funny is Bronny just acted an enforcer lol it won’t ever happen but that would be a great timeline
Nah, he’ll trip Bronny and Daddy Dick LeBron will end his career.
At this point it seems like he has made it a natural part of that movement for him, ever hoping to catch a free body.
Most punished OKC action after the cleanest Lu Dort play
Have they tried getting Caruso to ask for a foul? That seems to work well
Dort even raises his hand after he trips him
He tried to foul him intentionally cause he was gonna get beat, he even raised his hand to take credit for the foul, definitely should’ve been called
That’s not how you foul people bro..,that’s how you injure someone and he has a history of doing that
Dort even puts his hand up like sorry I got him… lol
Suns are never getting a call again. They made the refs real mad.
Weird that Dort keeps doing this.
He must be very clumsy.
Natural tripping motion.
Championship-level tripping
Nah, people just happen to run into his limbs all the time.
His hips as well
Lol flairless thunder fans gonna come after you now…
If the Oklahoma education system ever taught them to read they would be upset
Not defending Oklahoma in the slightest (because it’s legitimately bad), but I got a slight chuckle that this statement is coming from a Pels fan
If you say anything bad about the thunder, you get 20 downvotes within 30 seconds.
Lu Dort really is an inspiration. Despite his clumsiness, he has managed to climb to the top echelon of one of the most athletic leagues in the world.
Absolutely on purpose. Anyone that has even played high school ball will know it. He can’t see the future in knowing that’d take Booker out the game, but he knows he will stop the cut by tripping up Booker, or forcing Booker to take a longer route
You know the league has gone soft when Dort isn’t catching elbows to the jaw every single night for his antics.
Yeah go ahead and injure our star player, we don’t give a shit!!
I honestly don’t get how Dort or Draymond haven’t gotten punched on the floor yet, with all the shit they pull. They deserve it, too.
He just has big feet
Unlucky
Him and Draymond are the unluckiest players in the league. They somehow keep tripping and hurting players.
Its such a crazy coincidence that star players keep getting injured by this dude. What bad luck!
He just flails his body coincidentally in front of players legs all the time, just terrible body control obviously!!!
That’s normal defensive positioning of the leg, find a new slant. Big lack of Thunder flairs in here (I’ve read like 2 comments)
Him and Draymond are so unlucky
Draymond actually started getting suspensions after awhile tho
Draymond has never actually injured anybody. Lu Dort is out here changing careers (though Booker fortunately seems to be okay here)
Steven Adams balls beg to differ.
Draymond broke JV’s thumb during a Raptors season with a swipe down hack.
Did they call a foul? Breaking a thumb sounds like it isn’t even a foul if the hand is on the ball. Having longer fingers shouldn’t mean that there is less ball a defender can slap to dislodge the ball.
Jokic eye, Lebron eye, Harden eye, all in the playoffs… gtfoh
Almost always the other team’s best player too 🤔
Dude admitted the foul and refs were like “no you’re good”
Refs were like, “you fouled the guy that said we sucked earlier in the series? Nope I didn’t see a thing.”
“Thank you for teaching him a lesson, Lu. But can you be more clear to him next time? Can’t have people running around badmouthing the organization.” - NBA ref
I’m convinced that referees in all of the leagues are betting on games now or having people they know place bets for them.
That being said the Suns were obviously going to lose this game they were behind the entire time.
“now”
That tiny ref with the Buzz cut is one of the worst refs in the league. He has has the napoleon syndrome he just thinks he is a god and can’t do wrong because Silver slapped his ass and gave him a whistle
Tyler Ford is complete dogshit
Tyler Ford, and I know he’s dogshit because I know his name lmao.
It’ll obviously never happen, but my fantasy is that some game when the refs are obvious trash, I’d like to see the victim of an egregious, uncalled foul get in the refs’ face, get thrown out, and then the HC follows suit. And then, one of the other players on the court. And then another coach, rinse & repeat until the entire bench and coaching staff are gone. Would probably work best as the visiting team, but who knows? I could also see it sparking a home crowd.
The financial penalties would be largely irrelevant, the game loss in an 82-game season generally unimportant, and it would send a shock wave through the entire league, putting Silver and the league office in to a huge, immediate quandary. At least, that’s what my head-canon imagines…
I would 100% support a players strike before the next CBA negotiation if one of the sticking points is better refereeing. Especially evaluating and “scoring” the refs’ performance.
I refuse to watch any games involving OKC. I hope the NBA loses money because no one watches the finals
Dort: “Foul was on me!”
Refs: “Awh, don’t worry about it, Lu!”
Funny joke Lu, we love you you scamp!
They know he would never do something like this on purpose. Not our boy Lu!
See the refs don’t always let OKC call fouls
About time you injured another important player, you rascal.
“I didn’t see two hands on him, Lu, but I believe you!”
Oh boy
Strange that these things always happen to him
he just hustles harder than anyone else obviously
thunder fans say it’s just a coincidence so i believe them
OKC is like this and they’re surprised everyone hates them
“People just have bias against small market teams”
The media told me everyone is just jealous that they’re successful and have a treasure trove of picks.
Which is hilarious given that Spurs are technically small market and no one shits on them like they do OKC
Because they play ethical hoops.
Unethical first overall picks though
Spurs fan here - can’t complain about that sumation at all.
Drafting Wemby, then Castle, then Harper, all consecutively, is fucking diabolical lol
I would point to Minnesota as an example of how many people actually would love small market teams to play. I’m biased but I continually see support and love in the comments. Now, if only we didn’t have the stupidest mountain of great teams/players every postseason even in the early rounds. I feel like our easiest opponent ends up the Nuggets every year, which is saying something…. Because they’re generally incredible.
Not that anyone should be supporting OKC anyways (since the only reason their team exists is stealing the Sonics from Seattle), but how do you watch this and Shai’s foul-baiting and think this is a team worth rooting for
The funniest thing about this is they didn’t give booker the whistle looool
Dort even lifted his hand out knowing it was a foul lol
Fuck it, we gonna lose anyways. I say we just sick Dillon on em
At this point tell him collect fouls and make sure that SGA earns free throws. Nothing soft, if you get tossed 🤷
They clearly have the advantage because the Suns just aren’t willing to play tough enough defense to intentionally injure an opposing player.
It’s sad that it’s true. For the record I am firmly against just straight up injuring a player to injure a player, but seriously, what the fuck else can a team do when these are the calls the refs are making? You’d have to assemble Golden State 2.0 just to have a fighting chance
This is the way. Every team that is forced to play them just does everything they can to wear them the absolute fuck out. Should be enough to overcome the whistle advantage by like the third series.
I want to see bronny running around punching thunder in the nuts for 7 games
Genuinely just needs a player to threaten a “yea well if the refs arent gonna call it, we might as well go for their knees and end their careers”.
I dont expect them to actually do it, but putting the league on notice you’d do something batshit crazy might be enough.
McDaniels been saying some wild shit lately. Ya never know, lol.
McDaniels is intense but not dirty, we don’t really have any dirty guys. I can’t say I don’t wish we did some times when other teams do dirty things
I feel bad for you guys, didn’t have much of a chance to begin with but shit like this makes it impossible to compete with that nasty franchise
Oh yeah. I mean the Suns are going out and playing good team ball, great defense. The refs just aren’t having any of it. And thus, we never stood a chance even if OKC sat everyone but Topic lol
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“Will no one rid me of this turbulent OKC player(s)?”
tbh, it’s not like the Sun’s are getting run out of the building. If these games were being called fairly this would be a competitive series.
We’d still lose. It wouldn’t be by an embarassing amount, but they run double big and we run Highsmith at our 5 spot. It was over before it started
Suns have Grayson Allen for a reason
Dog Grayson is reformed lol. He a knucklehead sometimes but he’s no Dillon Brooks
He needs to un-reform for a game just to enact some revenge
Duke jersey calling out to him like the green goblin mask
Dillon tripping OKC players let’s see it happen
Tbh I’d love to see him come into next game with that Stone Cold outfit on and then just absolutely WWE some fools lol. If we’re gonna get called for techs, fouls and flagrants I say we earn thoee damn calls
I’m actually very surprised no one has cut some dude when they’re in the paint for a dunk or layup. Like yeah the league allows okc to do shit like this, but if another team injures your best player on a dirty play then someone on the floor needs to take it into their own hands.
I genuinely support punking tf out of like half their roster. Aaron Wiggins is cool, he saved basketball. The rest of em gotta go
In any other sport If someone cheap shots and injures your best player there’s retaliation, but in the nba they just let dudes get away with it
Clearly stuck his foot out and he’s tripped guys before. Why does the league give this dude the benefit of the doubt over and over??
Because they want SGA to win another ring. Duh.
I mean the NBA gets better ratings when they have a “Dynasty” team so it’s actually not that crazy of a take.
OKC is the least appealing dynasty. Heat were stocked with generational talent, Warriors were a blast to watch, lakers are show time and the spurs were fundamental. OKC just feels yucky as a dynasty
yea it’s hard to believe that the league’s agenda would be to prop up a small market team with an unpopular style of play, but it’s what’s happening before our eyes.
If we are getting deep state, tin foil time, they would want this OKC dynasty to start their fall right as the Seattle expansion team starts up for the story lines of Seattle taking back what’s theirs.
Natural tripping motion. At this point, Dort might as well just claim he’s got Tourette syndrome and all these dirty plays are tics he has no control over.
He’s actually just a really good defender man Booker just did that from his defensive presence
Lmao there’s like no Thunder fans on this comment thread at all.. that should tell you all you need to know about this play
Fucking crickets from Thunder fans
What do you want us to say? It was dirty from Dort.
That’ll do.
There are but they’re at the bottom of the thread because they’re all getting downvoted
Not a single Thunder flair…. Actually hilarious
I found a couple people, unflaired, defending him. If you go to their profile, sure enough, Thunder fan.
It’s inexcusable behavior. I don’t condone it or support it. It’s dangerous and doesn’t belong in the sport. Period.
Can’t believe I’m gonna root for the Lakers. Go get em.
Another Dorty play.
Dorty play from a Dorty player.
Fuck Lu Dort
fuck OKC
I don’t wish for anyone to be out of the league, but I would smile upon his departure.
Edit: I’ve read some removed comments, and let’s just remember that we are all human. Squishy insignificant meat that mean everything to the right person.
Its always Lu Dort
Fork found in kitchen
Water is wet
You guys, it’s all just a coincidence. Dort just gets unlucky at the wrong place wrong time. This stuff isn’t intentional, he’s just clumsy and unlucky! Thankfully refs see it that way and don’t usually call anything on him!
I think he put his hand up accidentally too. Most of us took that to mean he fouled him intentionally, the refs have keen eyes on incidental hand raising though
He raised his hand up to claim the foul immediately that tells you with absolute certainty that Dort did that shit on purpose
Effectiveness: 100
Lu Dirt
While Dort and Gillespie were tangled up and facing each other, Booker ran behind Dort. In doing so, Book made contact made between his elbow and Dort’s back. Right after Booker releases and starts to break free, Dort sticks his leg out.
This sequence is very made very clear by the clip’s 2nd angle. Extremely unlikely to be a coincidence, just in case you are a Dort defender.
I mean, Dort even raises his hand to take credit for the whistle he thought was coming because he obviously tried to trip Booker because he knew he was going to be back cut for a layup. Refs just didn’t call it for some reason.
For some reason…
“Why does everyone hate on our team”
Maybe when he takes out Wemby the league will care. Idk how Dort is allowed to keep doing this.
He literally already tried, in their regular season games. Wemby closed out to a Dort 3, he kicked out his leg to draw a foul.
Is it bad that I want Brooks to send a message in game 4?
He is who people pretend Draymond is.
Draymond does the same shit but hes more of a kick you in the nuts not try and injure you
Dude for real. Dray runs his mouth which gets more attention on his shenanigans but Dort is making way more dangerous moves on the court every game.
Booker is back
Fuck Lu Dirt
I legit do not understand why a team does not sub in a guy whose sole purpose is to fuck Dort up.
Thunder fans adamant his foot/leg there is not moving. Wild.
Trying to remember the last time Dort hurt a star guard in game 3 of the playoffs.
Oh shoot it was just last year. Crazy that these guys keep hurting themselves on him!
Please, make OKC even more unlikable.
Idk how people say this wasn’t on purpose, you can clearly see dort purposefully extend his leg absolutely unnecessarily to intentionally trip booker. Fuck lu dort
Trash tactics. Ban this man
Silly Booker, you’re supposed to flail your hands in the air. Maybe the ref would give you a pat on the back too
Don’t forget to snap your head back like you were shot
Thunder fans continue to defend this garbage
Here come the Thunder Dunders of Reddit to tell you that you’re just jealous.
Kick him out of the league. Yuck
Tough to say. Either sneakily intentional by Dort or an honest accident. Wouldn’t claim either with confidence.
But with Dort’s reputation, he’ll catch heat regardless
I’m here with that. Kinda looks like he sweeps his leg a bit though, makes me lean a little more towards it might be intentional.
100% intentional trip
Reputations are earned and when it’s tough to say it usually comes down to reputation. That’s how most things work
he widens his stance knowing Booker was gonna run that way, this was intentional for sure
lol that is not remotely a basketball play. There is nothing that would suggest overextending his leg backwards was part of the natural movement Dort was engaged in. Dirtiest motherfucker in the entire league.
Dirty Lou at it again
Dort always trying to take out the other teams best player
“hE wAS jUsT sTaNdInG tHeRe” - OKC fans
How has no one taken Dort out at this point? Dude is a menace.
Come on Dort, this isn’t basketball. First and foremost it’s dangerous. It’s no wonder every team and fan in the league hates our team when we have plays like this. We gotta do better.
From the 2nd angle, he so obviously extends his leg out to trip Book. How is this even debatable?
This sub is gonna lose their fudking minds when Dort takes out Wemby in the WCF
Dort is a piece of shit
Used to respect Dort’s hard-nosed, relentless style. Now he’s a dirty motherfucker. Lu Dirt.
100% intentional but OKC fans will gaslight everyone. Guess it’s cool if Brooks “accidentally” does this to FTA then!
I used to play like Lu Dort. He is reckless on purpose.
Dort is a horrible human.
Okc became hated real quick cuz of their dirty play and SGA tactics.
“Just got tangled up with Dort”
Screw these announcers. I hope some mediocre role player gets one back on SGA.
Doing that shit be an 8 seed you’re 2-0 up on is crazy bro
Funny how people think this can’t be on purpose just because he isn’t looking that direction.. these are professional athletes.. he knew he was tripping booker..
You can see Dort move his body backwards to trip him up and even raise his arm admitting to the foul and it wasn’t called lmao. This some crazy work.