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Next to LeBron James, there are no players despised more by the NBA community than the ones who flop.

Flopping is the "art" of exaggerating contact when coming into contact with another player of the opposite team in order to have a foul charged on the opposition.

It isn't beloved by the NBA community because of the belief that faking an injury is a bailout to playing defense. It's not a respected aspect of the game to possess and fans frown upon it when seeing it committed.

Many players can do this from time to time, but others have made this a huge attribute to their games and utilize it to their advantage on a regular basis.

It was believed to have been started in the NBA in the early 1980's and is derived from soccer where players frequently flop in order to give their team time to rest while also forcing the official to whistle the other team for a warning or a foul.

Some of these players are either Hall of Famers or future Hall of Famers, but will still be remembered because of their tendency to flop.

These 15 players will never truly get the full respect of the NBA community until either they choose to stop, referees eventually catch on more frequently, or the fan bases accept it as a part of the game.

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