Blake Griffin says the Clippers don't flop. Mmmhmm. (Getty Images)
It doesn't take much to get a red letter branded on you. One egregious flop, and you're forever going to be known as a flopper. Not that Blake Griffin has only flopped once, but he certainly has grabbed the reputation of being one of the most criminal offenders in the league.

His entire Clipper team has gone from Lob City to Flop City. Reggie Evans is the worst in the league, Chris Paul has no shame and Griffin doesn't necessarily flop, but certainly oversells every bit of contact.

But it's quite the charge to label someone a flopper. It's questioning the way they play, essentially calling them a cheater. Flopping is trying to trick an official into a call, which isn't fair play. Griffin was on the Dan Patrick Show and was asked about it.
How do you answer critics who have discussed you flopping and drawing fouls?:

“Just keep grinding through it. It’s never really something that I’ve had a problem with, but all of the sudden now it’s kind of come up. So I’m just going to keep playing the way I’ve been taught and playing the game and it’ll all go away I think. It’s just kind of a phase or a bandwagon that some people want to jump on.”

The commissioner said flopping is a concern. Is it a concern for you, not just individually, but around the league?:

“No, it’s not really a concern. I guess it depends on the individual but it’s not really a concern for me. Especially in the playoffs, guys are doing everything they can to get an extra possession or to get a stop, whatever it is. I’m not sure what David Stern feels, but it’s not a concern to me, really.”

Is there a fine line to gamesmanship?:

“Oh yeah, there’s a fine line between completely overselling it and knowing how to draw a foul or this or that. I haven’t seen a lot of plays where guys have completely gone over the line. I honestly can’t think of that many times.”

Here's a play Blake. One that happened right in front of you. Explain that one.

Of course it's not a concern to Griffin when his team's the worst offender. Now though, he gets to play the Spurs, a team that has their own little reputation for exaggerating contact. He might not think so fondly of it after five or six games of Manu Ginobili flailing all over.

Via Sports Radio Interviews