Shaquille O'Neal considers the art of "flopping" an unmanly act, according to the Express-News.

The topic has become a hot one as of late, with Spurs' forward Kurt Thomas fighting in the paint with O'Neal.

"Oh, yeah," Mike D'Antoni said of Thomas. "He's a great big flopper."

"Raja (Bell) is a flopper," D'Antoni added. "Dirk (Nowitzki) is a flopper. That's gamesmanship, and Kurt does a great job. Raja does a great job. You love them when you're with them, and you hate them when they're against you."

In Game One Thomas drew three charges: one on O'Neal and two on Amare Stoudemire.

"My main objective is just keep my body between him and the basket. But he's so strong, such a wide body," Thomas said of Shaq. "It does make it very difficult. We were very fortunate he got in foul trouble early in the game. Hopefully, it will happen again."

Via The Express-News

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