r/nba • u/Jimmy0034 Clippers • 19h ago
Highlight [Highlight] Lu Dort with the questionable play at Victor Wembanyama's knee
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u/domingodlf 19h ago
I genuinely hate this dude, his style of play has no place in this league. Dirty as fuck.
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u/Dispicable12 Pistons 15h ago
If the refs cracked down on this shit he'd be a Hanshin Tiger before this time next year, he genuinely brings nothing else to the table.
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u/psychedelijams Spurs 15h ago
I’m so glad this was posted. When I saw that during the game I literally paused it and rewatched it again and again because I wanted to make sure I wasn’t seeing shit. Then I took a video in case no one had it on Reddit. So glad that the first thing I saw when I just pulled the app up was this post. Like he literally charges right at wemby and knees him HARD. I’m not even trippin or anything that’s u questionably dirty. And not like draymond or Rodman dirty. Like needs to be suspended 10 games dirty. If you wanna elbow and check and be rough that’s fine. To do this to a generational talent is horrid. No matter how much he hates wemby he should respect the game more than this. Dude almost robbed the whole world of an amazing career lowkey. I’m still shocked.
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u/vell_o Spurs 19h ago
Wtf is this shit
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u/hotsexychungus Pacers 19h ago edited 19h ago
He will also just occasionally two hand shove your guards from behind to the ground and not be whistled for even a personal.
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u/recollectionsmayvary Nets 19h ago
Hey remember when he somehow got away with throwing an arm into Hali's face during a free throws and the refs didnt care.
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u/Sijols Knicks 16h ago
he's basically draymond with a better personality
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u/MySabonerRunsOladipo Pacers 16h ago
Don't forget the obvious attempt to injure Myles Turner when he was closing out
Dort is a massively dirty player
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u/EscapedTheWhirlpool Timberwolves 15h ago
Damn I forgot about that because so much shit happened that series. That is dirty af.
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u/Routine_Size69 18h ago
Pacers fans gotta be sitting around fuming after the league just handed the Thunder a title at the expense of the Pacers and the integrity of the league. Watching that playoff run was wild and yet it's gotten even worse.
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u/SkiPolarBear22 Pacers 15h ago
Uh. Every fucking day. It sucks.
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u/Alone-Information-35 Cavaliers 13h ago
We could all just go with the Pacers won it all and shun this sick franchise. I'm fine with re-writing history. Hell, I think the Pacers were the ethical version of OKC and played better basketball. OKC just has foul baiting Shay and then this shit.
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u/Next-Supermarket9538 17h ago
Or just grab their forearm at mid court and hold it tight for 5 seconds right in front of the ref.
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u/TomUpNort 19h ago
Thunder “basketball.”
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u/dwide_k_shrude Warriors 19h ago
It’s how they won a title.
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u/Successful-Ratio-336 19h ago
That and Hali going down
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u/walnuttin Pacers 18h ago
Man, i postponed celebrating my birthday with my family on the grounds that "I want to eat wings and watch the Pacers win" just to be kicked in the nuts.
Wings were fire though lol
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u/Powerserg95 Spurs 16h ago
I've never felt bad for a franchise like I did that night. Hali was cooking that game it felt like they were going to bring it home.
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u/-HCR- 19h ago
Welcome to the Lu Dirt experience
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u/iJustSeen2Dudes1Bike Trail Blazers 18h ago
And then idiots like Zach Lowe rave about the Thunder defense and pretend like they're a fun team to watch
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u/jacobythefirst Pelicans 19h ago
This shit “clamped” Brandon Ingram in the playoffs
Pelicans fans know
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u/SwangOn Spurs 19h ago
I held my breath when Wemby grimaced and grasped for his leg.
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u/Cold-Confection6091 16h ago
Im not even a spurs fan. Wemby is a treasure. I can't believe the league let's them get away with this. They are going to end someone's career.
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u/dudududujisungparty 19h ago
A Wemby flop according to r/Thunder. That fanbase would win the gold medal if mental gymnastics was an olympic sport.
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u/DempseyRollin 16h ago
It's pretty funny cause prior to last year I feel like there were so many team rivalries where fans would fight each other on here constantly, but it's very quickly just become every team's fans banding together to tellthe OKC fans how annoying they are and to shut up lol
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u/moongaming Spurs 15h ago
Thought it was satire they're actually calling it a flop.
Because he got up after.
How fcking stupid can people be when they are biased...
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u/BlazeBloom [POR] Eric Maynor 19h ago
Looking for his next victim in the Dorture Chamber of reckless and questionable plays.
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u/swanpenguin Spurs 19h ago
Fuck this dude
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u/Throwawayforme3123 Celtics 19h ago
Thunder fans really try to defend this every fucking night
It's so disgusting
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u/krsaxor Spurs 19h ago
Someone will comment cry about it. Disgusting OKC fans defending dirty plays. No place in basketball. Grimey ass dirty players.
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u/IcyMeat7 19h ago
Some OKC fans are turning against him but ONLY because he's playing like shit recently, they defended him when he wasn't playing like shit before.
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u/ChrisGurrola210 Spurs 19h ago
Their go-to is their whataboutisms about Bruce Bowen
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u/Routine_Size69 18h ago
"This guy 20 years ago had some dirty plays so that justifies our dirty play, our constant mugging on defense, and the fouls we get for breathing near us."
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u/kowasesurejjihanma Japan 19h ago
what really gets me is the audacity for Lu dort doing shit like this and then being charmin soft on the other side
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u/UhPhrasing Warriors 19h ago
someone needs to get him with a hard elbow once and for all. dirty goofball prick backpacked to a ring.
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u/hovdeisfunny Bucks 15h ago
someone needs to get him with a hard elbow
Bring back Metta World Peace
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u/JimmytheGent2020 Lakers 19h ago
Yeah I don’t hear much about the dorture chamber anymore.
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u/Balsamic_ducks Pelicans 18h ago
The Dorture chamber is just the hospital he puts you in after he intentionally injures you
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u/aznhoopster Cavaliers 19h ago
I think the other aspect that’s so frustrating is he does this kinda thing or will throw his body weight into offensive players, but then on the other end he flops like a mother fucker too
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u/prettymuthafucka Wizards 19h ago
Thunder fans are kids. They don’t know ball
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u/iJustSeen2Dudes1Bike Trail Blazers 18h ago
Fuck OKC and their fans. Their team is bad for basketball and the league.
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u/pmurt007 Lakers 19h ago edited 19h ago
Seriously, he's a dirty ass mf. Built like a fking NFL lineman but always flopping like a little bitch and the refs give him a long leash for handchecking and very physical defense.
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u/WartimeConsigliere_ Pacers 19h ago
Between him and Caruso hacking wrists all game and SGA crying like a little bitch at every hint of contact, I really hate this team
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u/Bovine_Joni_Himself Nuggets 19h ago
You see their record and you’re excited to finally watch them when you get a chance and it’s….this: nonstop flopping on one end and dirty shit on the other. Just the worst kind of basketball from a pure entertainment perspective.
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u/Skinnieguy Pelicans 19h ago
Dort has basketball terrorist for a while now. I wish the league cracks down on his bs.
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u/TheRealBrownPudding Clippers 19h ago
Typical Lu Dort play
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u/Ilikesporks_ Lakers 19h ago
is this dude's only goal to injure players?
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u/LukaGreen77 Mavericks 19h ago
Have you not seen the compilations with him playing against Luka and straight up diving at his knees multiple times in the same game
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u/popstarkirbys 19h ago
Yup, Mavs fan know that Dort has been playing like this for awhile.
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u/GhostPepperDaddy 19h ago
Yet the league and other players are letting him get away with it why?..
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u/kyrant 19h ago
He has his eyes on the ball in this clip, so he's disguised it well enough to not look intentional.
I'm sure his peers have noticed it too, though.
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u/Soggy_Ad1649 Raptors 19h ago
This is a great call. There’s levels to the nasty
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u/TheLionYeti Nuggets 19h ago
He has been granted the "scrappy and good at defense title" that gives you a license to foul the hell out of people.
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u/irteris 18h ago
It's one thign to foul, another to take someone knees out. Do we need to wait until he destroys the career of a gnerational player before the league checks this fool
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u/Seoulhyun 19h ago
They're setting up an eventual Dort vs Dray steel cage match
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u/gentlemanghost42 Mavericks 19h ago
For some reason the nba world decided the success of okc was somehow important to the league
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u/Ok-Nose29 19h ago
Was gunna say this immediately reminded me of our 24 series with them. He was throwing his body into Luka's legs at every opportunity and it was so scary.
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u/DSAlgorythms 19h ago
That shit was actually infuriating going for the bloody knee constantly. Swear I wish Luka had another chance to crap on them with the Mavs.
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u/Captain_Pink_Pants 19h ago
There should be no place in the game, or any other fucking place, for people who do this. We should normalize making people regret these decisions.
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u/20815147 Warriors 19h ago
Good luck if yall bump into them in the playoffs this year. This dude was lunging for Luka’s legs all series long in 2024
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u/Deep_Grizz 19h ago
Took out Morant this year too. Dude's only goal in the playoffs is to injure the other team's star player.
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u/botebote77 18h ago
didn't he also injure Ingram before?
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u/hotsexychungus Pacers 18h ago
I think he’s also injured Paul George too?
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u/0xUsername_ 17h ago
There’s a pattern emerging here. Lu Dirt is living up to his nickname.
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u/Perfect_Magician2135 16h ago
An often forgotten critical component to the Thunder “title run”. Dort upended Ja when the Grizz were up 27, taking the air out of the balloon and setting the stage for the comeback that game and the 2 point victory without Ja. They came in well rested for a 7 game series against the Nuggets, while the Nuggets dealt with a torn shoulder from MPJ and AG’s hamstring strain for game 7
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u/Wazflame 19h ago
And fall on the ground, sometimes he does both in the same play!
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u/YaPhetsEz 19h ago
Yeah i think his primary goal is to flail on the floor whenever there is contact, and his second goal is to hurt the person who touched him
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u/Magnus_The_Read 19h ago
I don't understand how the NBA allows Lu Dort to keep doing this
There is only 1 Luka. There is only 1 Wemby.
Lu Dort could leave the NBA tomorrow and literally no one would care besides fans of the team he is currently on
It's insane that he's allowed to keep trying to injure the stars that drive the league
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u/PsychicPterodactyl 19h ago
You'd think teams would bring in an enforcer, NHL style. It would probably come with a fine, but getting the knee of your star player irreparably damaged is a lot more expensive.
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u/thegroovemonkey Bucks 18h ago
After K Love undercut Giannis in the playoffs Bobby Portis spent the next game giving Love cheap shots.
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u/foreycorf 18h ago
There used to be enforcers IDK why the league got rid of that it made for such a great viewing product
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u/DempseyRollin 17h ago
Right? There used to be guys that were truly feared & it kept this kind of shit in check for the league. Reminds me of a quote from Charles a Barkley:
"Listen there's a lot of tough guys in the league... But Oak [Charles Oakley] don't give a fuck."
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u/makemeking706 Knicks 18h ago edited 17h ago
First team to do that is going to get mad sanctions. The second team is going to revolutionize the league.
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u/bailaoban Knicks 17h ago
Where have you gone, Charles Oakley? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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u/Awesomedinos1 Jazz 18h ago
Once you have a reputation as a strong defender you are allowed to be more physical. It's just the way it works. Also frankly imo small guys have more leeway than big guys (which is silly).
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u/dabomtitan 19h ago
HES FUCKING DIRTY
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u/SharcyMekanic Knicks 19h ago
If the Thunder can’t beat you, they’ll try to beat you up
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u/Saucy_Totchie Knicks 19h ago
And then complain about refereeing.
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u/iJustSeen2Dudes1Bike Trail Blazers 18h ago
The NBA didn't let them tackle offensive players while getting FTs for touch fouls on the other end, smh they're so oppressed
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u/BUTTFUCKER__3000 Spurs 18h ago
Their bitch asses have been crying non stop since that first loss to the spurs
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u/FutureGrassToucher Suns 19h ago
Thunder fans are nowhere to be found all of a sudden lol
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u/yesimforeign Spurs 18h ago
They're blackout drunk in a trailer park somewhere (my extended family are Thunder fans).
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u/radiokungfu Pacers 19h ago
And thunder fans wonder why everyone hates their team. Fuck Lu Dort.
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u/Jomosensual 19h ago
Remember when he somehow got away with throwing an arm into Hali's face during a free throws and the refs didnt care.
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u/Tijenater [IND] Lance Stephenson 19h ago
OR WHEN HE TACKLED HALI AWAY FROM A LOOSE BALL WHEN THE PACERS WERE DOWN 2 WITH MINUTES LEFT IN THAT SAME GAME?
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u/tripleyothreat 17h ago
Yo I need a link to this one
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u/Tijenater [IND] Lance Stephenson 17h ago
https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=617&v=mjzhf0aXXEg&feature=youtu.be
This angle isn’t the best but Dort puts both his hands on Hali and shoves, which is why he falls away.
I was wrong about the score, pacers were just down 1
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u/HeyItsChase Pacers 16h ago
The series was never going to be fair but the SGA stuff OR the Dort/Caruso stuff was manageable. Both? Both was totally fucked. Add in game 4. It was always a massively uphill battle.
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u/Substantial_Steak928 19h ago
Caruso annoys me the most
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u/goingtothegreek Timberwolves 19h ago
That’s why it’s funny there’s a lot of reasons to not like them
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u/AvengingHero2012 Rockets 19h ago
Draymond with even worse charisma… somehow
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u/w33b2 NBA 19h ago
Draymond is at least funny. Yeah I hate him but he’s so ridiculous that it’s still entertaining and makes you laugh, and essentially all Warriors fans understand he’s a dirty player.
Lu Dort is that but worse and not funny, and the Thunder fanbase refuses to open their eyes as to why their team is hated. No, it’s not because you guys are good. I’m sure that’s part of it but even if the Thunder had a losing record they’d still be among the most hated teams.
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u/Vegetable-Tooth8463 Hornets 19h ago
Draymond's also not a dirty defender. Like, his dirty acts have been outrageous flagrants that weren't done as part of defense.
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u/thefw89 Rockets 19h ago
Well I've never seen Draymond go at a player's knees multiple times like Dort has. To me that crosses a line, a dirty elbow or something fine, thats minor pain that goes away in 10 minutes. If Dort ever does actually destroy a players knees he should get a 1 year suspension.
The NBA protects players landing space on jump shots and they should do the same thing for players diving at knees. The attempt should at least be a flagrant 2. This ain't MMA, play basketball or get out of there.
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u/WartimeConsigliere_ Pacers 19h ago
The worst part is how histrionic they are when the same physicality is shown to them
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u/dudududujisungparty 19h ago
They're calling it a Wemby flop on their subreddit... actually crazy how delusional that entire fanbase is.
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u/JimmytheGent2020 Lakers 19h ago
Dort might be the dirtiest motherfucker I’ve seen in a long time. Draymond punched and kick groins, this dude legitimately trying to tear ligaments.
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u/Competitive_Set_893 Timberwolves 19h ago
Luka Ja Steph now Wemby lol his track record is horrid
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u/ihatedougford Toronto Huskies 19h ago
Paul George, Klove, and Gafford too
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u/dumpgubblin Pacers 18h ago
And harden, embiid, Brandon Ingram twice, and so on and so forth for like 20 more players.
Lu Dirt has been responsible for more major injuries to star talent than most organizations have in their existence. I'd wager Dirt alone has caused All-Star players to miss over 200 combined games considering how long some of the injuries sidelined guys for.
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u/nonresponsive 19h ago
I still remember his Morant "contest". I really used to like Dort, but it's pretty clear he's just trying to injure guys these days. Even if it's not his intent, he plays way too recklessly and ignores the risks his plays have. He throws his body around on the floor, and the league lets him.
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u/Dr_Zman Timberwolves 19h ago
Should be suspended at least a game. There's no place in the league for this kind of bullshit.
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u/skysurfguy1213 19h ago
Especially after he just did similar against Wemby with the 3 pt leg kick out to the side. Idiot is going to kill the future of the NBA and the execs letting it happen.
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u/MrMcDudeGuy7 Pistons 18h ago
They seem to think OKC is the future of the league for some reason
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u/JaguarMelodic Spurs 19h ago
I remember that he does that on Ant too, what a prick player, NBA needs to suspend hip one season
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u/Watzp0ppin Timberwolves 19h ago
I noticed on rebounds that he rarely boxes out. He’s usually facing away from the basket, and pushing or crashing into somebody who is focused on the ball. Just a dirty player
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u/KillaB314 19h ago
If a player tries to hurt someone, their career should be over. Fuck this league
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u/Blackmalico32 Bucks 19h ago
Can the league suspend him for this?
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u/Barfly2007 Nuggets 19h ago
They should certainly be fining for this shit if not suspensions.
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u/Significant_Shoe_286 19h ago
Trying to injure players on one end and flops on the other, fuck this team dude
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u/someroastedbeef 19h ago
all my homies hate lu dort
delusional thunder fans think this is a normal basketball play
i will crack open a nice bottle of moutai when okc gets knocked out in the wcf to the spurs
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u/Salty_Watermelon Clippers 19h ago
The modern Bruce Bowen.
He's been doing this dirty shit for years but few seemed to notice until the Thunder became contenders. The one player that doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt on plays like this.
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u/The_Fucklerr China 19h ago
OKC is the least likeable team of all time, fate of the world on the line and I'd still be cheering for the Monstars
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u/TH3PhilipJFry Nuggets 19h ago
Get this man out of the league ASAP. He does not belong here. He will hurt your product in the long run.
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u/SwoJabe Mavericks 19h ago
He hurts the product today, this entire Thunder team has made me stop caring about NBA.
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u/DerrickWhiteMVP Spurs 19h ago
Give it a few years and Dort will be refusing to answer questions from journalists that don’t subscribe to his podcast.
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u/Plus_Kick_8289 19h ago
Fraudklahoma City Thunder 🤡
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u/Smokedoutloc 19h ago
This doesn’t really sound all that like it’s gonna catch on
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u/Smasher31232 Knicks 19h ago
I'm no particular fan of Wemby or the Spurs, but as a basketball lover I can't wait to see what Wemby develops into. He's worth 50 Lu Dorts. Fuck that fouling piece of shit.
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u/TxCoolGuy29 19h ago
Guy needs to be fined and suspended. Adam Silver and the NBA can’t let bums like Lou Dort get away trying to hurt top players in the league and ruining the product.
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u/AnimaniacAssMap Nets 19h ago
Lu Dirt being dirty and trying to injure the other team? He would never
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u/GuyWithNoSwagger Bulls 19h ago
Genuinely fuck Lu Dort and every shithead Thunder fan that defends him
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u/Waikuku3 19h ago
Cason Wallace also pushes wemby mid-air in the layup and no and-one called. Insane whistle
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u/UnderstandableXO Kings 19h ago
another play wemby got the rebound and dude basically two hand punched him, he has a dirty highlight reel equal to draymond’s
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u/WorldChampionNuggets Nuggets 18h ago
When is the NBA going to realize that fans are sick of this dirty team always flopping and trying to injure star players
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u/eugoogilizer Warriors 18h ago
I normally dont ever root for career ending injuries…but I honestly wouldn’t be sad if Dort had one…dude’s a fucking goon
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u/Wing_Nut_93x Pistons 19h ago
Basketball should have enforcers like hockey used to. Send someone out to knock Dort out and maybe he’ll stop playing like that.
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u/strawhatcommander Timberwolves 19h ago
Keep this guy away from franchise players
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