Tyrese Haliburton says NBA players are ‘being taught’ to flop as issue hits boiling point

Nypost · May 27, 2026 · 311 words · By Christian Arnold

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What to know about Tyrese Haliburton says NBA players are ‘being taught’ to flop as issue hits boiling point

Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton weighed in on the ongoing discussion around flopping in the NBA, saying on “The Pat McAfee Show” that it’s “for sure” being taught.

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What happened

Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton weighed in on the ongoing discussion around flopping in the NBA, saying on “The Pat McAfee Show” that it’s “for sure” being taught.

Why it matters

Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has received the most attention for perceived flopping in order to draw fouls, but Halburton believed it went well beyond just one player.

Common ground

I don’t think it’s as much head coach teaching as much as it is like player development,” he said on the ESPN program “Even before you get to the NBA, it’s just something that you kind of work on by nature.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Tyrese Haliburton says NBA players are ‘being taught’ to flop as issue hits boiling point?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that “Players are taught to sell calls these days.”?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: ““Players are taught to sell calls these days.””

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Multiple independent web sources quote Adam Silver directly saying, 'Players are taught to sell calls these days.'

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adam Silver (born April 25, 1962) is an American lawyer and sports executive who is serving as the fifth and current commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He joined the NBA in 199…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The commissioner of the NBA is the chief executive of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The current commissioner is Adam Silver, who succeeded David Stern on February 1, 2014.
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Claim 2: “Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has received the most attention for perceived flopping in order to draw fouls”

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Multiple sources discuss the narrative of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being a 'free-throw merchant' and the debate over his flopping dominating NBA conversations.

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web search NEUTRAL — Former NBA player Richard Jefferson addressed the narrative of Gilgeous-Alexander being a "free-throw merchant" to discredit his offensive prowess, saying, "Shai is one of the most impressive people t…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shai_Gilgeous-Alexander

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web search NEUTRAL — Checkout the latest stats of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gilgesh01.htm…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 12, 1998 · View the profile of Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4278073/shai-gilgeous-a…

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Claim 3: “Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton weighed in on the ongoing discussion around flopping in the NBA, saying on “The Pat McAfee Show” that it’s “for sure” being taught.”

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Multiple web search results confirm Tyrese Haliburton stated on 'The Pat McAfee Show' that flopping is 'for sure' being taught.

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Claim 4: “Yahoo Sports’ Tom Haberstroh going as far as to do an extensive breakdown of Gilgeous-Alexander’s attempts to sell foul calls.”

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Web search results confirm that Tom Haberstroh conducted a breakdown of Gilgeous-Alexander's fall rates and attempts to draw fouls.

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Claim 5: “NBA commissioner Adam Silver, during his appearance on the Worldwide Leader, made the distinction between trying to embellish contact to draw a foul and trying to trick the officials.”

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Multiple sources confirm Adam Silver appeared on The Pat McAfee Show and distinguished between embellishing contact (part of the game) and tricking officials.

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Claim 6: “His report found that Gilgeous-Alexander fell down 51.4 percent of the time when a foul was called.”

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Two separate web search results explicitly cite the 51.4 percent figure regarding Gilgeous-Alexander falling down on foul calls based on Haberstroh's report.

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