4) Flop artists

I hate James Harden. Opposing players not named Westbrook hate Harden. Courtside viewers hate Harden (when someone flops for fouls to an extent where live onlookers can't watch the game properly, that someone will receive a lot of justifiable hate).

In fact, LeBron and his Lakers spent time against the Rockets playing defense with their hands behind their back because the Harden-Paul duo spent so much time selling fouls to the soft referees of today.
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Selling fouls is a masterclass in theatricality and efficient offense, something Harden and Paul are well known for. Harden makes his living at the free throw line and behind the arc, the most efficient scoring areas for him.
In fact, when anyone says "flopper" in any NBA conversation, this particular Rockets duo immediately crop up. It's that bad.
This season's boxing match between Rondo and Paul started more or less because Harden sold the refs on an Ingram foul, to which he retaliated by shoving Harden hard.
I guess every NBA player has wanted to do that at least once to the 2017-18 MVP.