{"id":576607,"date":"2021-06-29T15:20:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T19:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=576607"},"modified":"2021-06-29T15:20:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T19:20:54","slug":"i-am-sick-of-the-sissification-of-the-game-espns-jeff-van-gundy-thinks-the-nba-has-gone-soft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-am-sick-of-the-sissification-of-the-game-espns-jeff-van-gundy-thinks-the-nba-has-gone-soft\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Am Sick Of The Sissification Of The Game\u2019: ESPN\u2019s Jeff Van Gundy Thinks The NBA Has Gone Soft"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fi-am-sick-of-the-sissification-of-the-game-espns-jeff-van-gundy-thinks-the-nba-has-gone-soft%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=576607&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1196391283.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Every once in a while, even Jeff Van Gundy gets one right.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During game five of the Western Conference Finals between the LA Clippers and the Phoenix Suns, Van Gundy grew fed up with the referees going to the monitor to review potential flagrant fouls, saying he was tired of the \u201csissification\u201d of the game.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With just over four minutes left in the fourth quarter, Paul George of the Clippers took a hand to the face from the Suns Jae Crowder on a contested jumper.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The refs went to the monitor to check for a possible flagrant foul, and Van Gundy just couldn\u2019t contain his disgust.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI am sick of the sissification of the game,\u201d Van Gundy said. \u201cThat\u2019s not a flagrant foul. He contested, he fouled him, shoot your two free throws.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.8484848484848\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jeff Van Gundy is SICK<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2sbHN01tuJ\">pic.twitter.com\/2sbHN01tuJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barstoolsports\/status\/1409715704811556872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Van Gundy\u2019s sidekick \u2014 Mark Jackson \u2014 disagreed, saying that Crowder \u201cunderstood what he was doing.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The referees agreed with Jackson, hitting Crowder with a flagrant foul and allowing George to step to the free throw line to essentially ice the game for the Clippers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As expected, social media got a hold of the clip and had a field day.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPaul George just played the best, most important game of his career, and Jeff Van Gundy out here talking about \u2018sissification\u2019 \u2013 aka calling him a sissy,\u201d Jordan Schultz of ESPN said. \u201cWhat are we doing to these players sports media? Seriously though.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.48\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Paul George just played the best, most important game of his career and Jeff Van Gundy out here talking about \u201csissyfication\u201d \u2013 aka calling him a sissy. What are we doing to these players sports media? Seriously though.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/1409719627517673474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.6363636363636\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jeff Van Gundy<br \/>anytime there\u2019s a <br \/>review for a flagrant<br \/>foul                               nba fans <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/quQwpYN5Ad\">pic.twitter.com\/quQwpYN5Ad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sean yoo (@SeanYoo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanYoo\/status\/1409714623964606471?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The thing is, Van Gundy isn\u2019t wrong. Maybe his word choice could have been better, but the NBA has become an increasingly soft league over the past several years. Players are focused on drawing fouls more than ever, and \u201cplayer safety\u201d has become an important topic in the league offices\u2019.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Van Gundy also comes from a different era of basketball. He was head coach of the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets from 1995-2007, and his teams were known for their defensive intensity and willingness to mix it up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Earlier in game five, Clippers guard Patrick Beverley was assessed a flagrant foul for contact made on Chris Paul while trying to fight through a Deandre Ayton screen.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.1944444444444\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Patrick Beverley was given a flagrant 1 foul for the contact he made on Chris Paul&#8217;s jumpshot.<\/p>\n<p>Beverley appeared to imitate CP after he was called for the foul. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8UDFFbSiSv\">pic.twitter.com\/8UDFFbSiSv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1409705133491978245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The contact was minimal at best, but Paul \u2014 well-known for his ability to sell fouls \u2014 went air-born and slammed to the ground, causing the refs to go to the monitor to check whether a flagrant was warranted.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Under the NBA rule, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/official.nba.com\/trigger\/review-of-called-foul\/\"><span>definition<\/span><\/a><span> for a flagrant foul is:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Flagrant Foul Penalty 1: Unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Flagrant Foul Penalty 2: Unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>The issue is that it\u2019s at the referee\u2019s discretion whether a foul warrants a review or not. It leads to confusion for the viewers, who are often left to wonder what constitutes a flagrant.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A perfect example of what leads to fan confusion on flagrant foul calls occurred in the third quarter.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Suns forward Cam Johnson caught Paul George with an elbow as he tried to get away from his contest, clearly falling in the \u201cunnecessary contact\u201d category.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.0402010050251\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have no idea what\u2019s a flagrant or worthy of a review anymore in the league<\/p>\n<p>Cam Johnson catches Paul George with an elbow <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YTLAB00Qjm\">pic.twitter.com\/YTLAB00Qjm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Clements (@TonyClementsTC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyClementsTC\/status\/1409707556054863872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The play wasn\u2019t reviewed, shocking both Van Gundy and Jackson on the broadcast.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>No one has any idea what warrants a flagrant call anymore, and we all would enjoy a game that allows for more physicality.<\/p>\n<p>Van Gundy just had the courage to say what we were all thinking.<\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to <\/i><i>sports@dailywire.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every once in a while, even Jeff Van Gundy gets one right.\u00a0During game five of the Western Conference Finals between the LA Clippers and the Phoenix Suns, Van Gundy grew &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313670,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1196391283.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018I Am Sick Of The Sissification Of The Game\u2019: ESPN\u2019s Jeff Van Gundy Thinks The NBA Has Gone Soft","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-576607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1196391283.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018I Am Sick Of The Sissification Of The Game\u2019: ESPN\u2019s Jeff Van Gundy Thinks The NBA Has Gone Soft","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=576607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=576607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=576607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=576607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}