Frank Vogel, the head coach of the Phoenix Suns, complained to NBA reporter Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic that forward Lu Dort of the Oklahoma City Thunder flopped too much.
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In the end, the Thunder defeated the Suns 128-103. Devin Booker, a top guard for Phoenix, received five foul calls.
Dort did not receive a single foul call. He was called for two offensive fouls.
Vogel stated, “The league needs to look into all the flopping that Lu Dort does because it’s absurd how he gets calls.” You will have the upper hand if they receive calls of that nature. You cannot simply collapse and receive a whistle each time there is contact.
Vogel said half of the Suns’ 14 turnovers were “whistle” or dead-ball turnovers. The Thunder scored 15 points off Phoenix’s 14 total turnovers.
The Thunder have the best record in the Western Conference at 52-22. Meanwhile, the Suns are in eighth place in the West at 43-31.
If the regular season ended today, Phoenix would face the Sacramento Kings in the 7-8 play-in tournament game in Sacramento.
OKC went 3-0 against Phoenix this season. The Thunder are third in the NBA in points per game, 12th in points per game allowed and second in net rating. They look like championship contenders.
The Suns are 10th in the NBA in points per game, 16th in points per game allowed and 10th in net rating.
“I like our chances of getting anybody regardless,” Suns star said. “Who knows, maybe we’ll see them again. But you’ve got to tip your hat to them. They play a great brand of basketball.”
