Here's the dirt on the NBA's dirtiest players
When Cleveland's Matthew Dellavedova rolled onto the right ankle of Atlanta's Kyle Korver while diving for a loose ball during a game in last season's Eastern Conference playoffs, it led to an injury that ended his season. It was also the initial step toward the Cavaliers' reserve guard being branded a dirty player.
Dellavedova also got tangled up with Atlanta's Al Horford while diving for a loose ball in the same series. Dellavedova fell onto the legs of the Hawks center, who retaliated and was given a flagrant foul 2 and ejected for contact above Dellavedova's shoulders. That increased the belief that the Cavaliers guard played dirty.
When Dellavedova fell to the court and squeezed both of his legs around the foot of Chicago's Taj Gibson while trying to box him out in another playoff series last season, it led to another altercation. Gibson was also given a flagrant foul 2 and ejected after he kicked Dellavedova. It was more fodder that the Cavaliers guard was considered the dirtiest player in the NBA.
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That's the consensus after The Times conducted a poll with NBA coaches, assistants and players.
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