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Charlotte Hornets P.J. Hairston: Flop, or shot by sniper?

By Bryce Olin

Jan 5, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker (15) and guard P.J. Hairston (19) react after a play against the Boston Celtics in the second half at TD Garden. Charlotte defeated the Celtics 104-95. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 5, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker (15) and guard P.J. Hairston (19) react after a play against the Boston Celtics in the second half at TD Garden. Charlotte defeated the Celtics 104-95. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports /
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Charlotte Hornets P.J. Hairston broke the internet with one of the most egregious flops you’ve ever seen

Charlotte Hornets rookie P.J. Hairston committed, arguably, the worst flop in the history of the NBA and, most definitely, the worst flop of the first half of the season on Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs.

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On the play, Hairston is guarding Danny Green who sets a ball screen for Spurs center Tim Duncan, and then Green falls down in the lane.

Duncan then sets a screen for point guard Tony Parker, but there’s no one there to cover the screen. Hairston, standing in the middle of the lane while Green starts to get, is late to cover the screen, and way too late to hedge.

Stuck in no man’s land, Hairston makes contact with Parker, but instead of fouling Parker or letting him turn the corner, Hairston, after what seems like a full second of hesitation, throws himself backward as if he were hit in the chest by our man, Bradley “American Sniper” Cooper.

Flailing around like a car dealership’s inflatable tube man, Hairston hits the ground and slides into the feet of Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich.

The Spurs Manu Ginobili, one of the best floppers in NBA history, has committed some egregious flops in his career, but I don’t think he’s ever put on a performance like that.

Brava, Hairston! Brava!

Earlier this season, Hairston was warned by the NBA for another flop he tried against the Golden State Warriors on Nov. 28. Per NBA rules, players are eligible to be fined for flopping after their first warning, which means Hairston is going to fined sometime within the next few days by the league.

That flop is going to cost Hairston $5,000. It’s pocket change for Hairston, but a fairly steep price for already embarrassing himself.

Hairston was also nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award (Razzie) for the worst acting performance of the year. Not really, but come on!

Although the flop was bad, Hairston is having an even worse rookie season. Through 40 games, Hairston has only played 28 games this season and is averaging 5.8 points on 33 percent shooting in only 15.3 minutes per game. The Hornets are always having a rough season and are only 15-25 through the first 40 games. Talk about a disappointing season.

If you liked the flop that much and want to watch on a continuous loop set to the lovely music of “Ave Maria,” the dudes over at Hardwood Paroxysm got you covered.

(H/T Complex, Vine)

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