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Cavs' Mitchell on lack of foul calls: 'I don't flop, maybe that's why' - ESPN

ESPN.com·Dave McMenamin·27 days ago
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Donovan Mitchell on not getting foul calls: 'I don't flop' (1:31) Donovan Mitchell admits some frustration about not drawing more fouls and wonders if it's because he doesn't flop. (1:31) ESPN News Services May 6, 2026, 01:47 AM ET Asked to pinpoint Tuesday night why he wasn't getting to the free throw line during the playoffs as much as he was during the regular season, Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell offered up, "I don't flop, maybe that's why." Mitchell scored 23 points in Cleveland's 111-101 loss to the host Detroit Pistons in Game 1 of their second-round series, ending his NBA-record streak of scoring 30-plus points in nine straight series openers. He went to the free throw line twice against the Pistons, after making 16 trips total during Cleveland's seven-game series against Toronto in the first round. During the regular season, Mitchell averaged 6.1 free throw attempts. "I'm just not getting the calls. I don't know why. I don't flop, maybe that's why," Mitchell said Tuesday.…

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