7. Anderson Varejao

Anderson Varejao is an absolute pest. Like the Shane Battiers of the world, Varejao is a guy you love to have on your team but hate to play against.

A major reason for that, once again, is flopping. (By the way, look at Derek Fisher’s flop by association in the video.)

To his credit, Varejao is one of the best rebounders in the NBA and knows exactly how to take a legitimate charging foul. However, it’s difficult to exclude Varejao from a list of floppers.

The guy even flops in preseason…

6. Chris Bosh

All right, so maybe Chris Bosh doesn’t belong on a list of “most egregious floppers,” but I’d argue he deserves to be here simply for this putrid acting display.

If Bosh were ever to land a Hollywood acting gig based on his flopping, he’d likely equate to this gem from the box office smash hit Troll 2.

Apparently Reggie Miller is a big fan…“You’ve got to sell it!”

Anyway, if David Stern indeed decides to oust flopping from the NBA (or at least try), this will go down as one of the most pathetic in history. And the kicker? The referee called a foul on Carlos Boozer! He was standing right there!

This is the classic case of “getting hit by a sniper.” Boozer’s elbows are both back down at hip level before Bosh decides to bring out the acting chops, snapping his head back like he lost a duel in a low-budget cowboy movie before toppling to the hardwood.

The best part is Bosh crinkling his nose down on the offensive end like he actually suffered damage. Overactor!

5. LeBron James

Let me preface this by saying that I believe LeBron James to be the best player in the NBA right now by far. It’s not even an argument.

However, even being the best in the game hasn’t stopped “King” James from flopping when he finds a suitable opportunity.

James is a 6’8”, 250-pound behemoth of a small forward. He's built like a Mack truck with unrivaled athletic ability to boot. I have an extremely hard time believing that James can be knocked off course by another NBA player.

In fact, if LeBron were to stand in front of an oncoming train, I think the locomotive would bounce off his body like a pinball and recreate the train crash scene from Super 8. I’m still only 90 percent sure that he isn’t a basketball-playing android.

To his credit, unlike the NBA Finals a year ago against the Dallas Mavericks (see video), James cut down the flops this year against Oklahoma City and was all about business. He clearly took his game to another level and could very well rattle off championships for years to come.

It’s hard to blame a guy who is protected so fiercely by the referees for flopping his way to free trips to the charity stripe. However, these two flops against the New York Knicks in Round 1 of the playoffs are ridiculous.

I will, however, place more blame on the refs for tagging Tyson Chandler with a flagrant foul on a perfectly legal set screen. Is it Chandler’s fault that none of LeBron’s teammates warned him of the brick wall he was about to run into? No. The refs should be ashamed of that terrible officiating display.

Bottom line: I want James to continue playing at the absurd level he played at during the Eastern Conference finals and NBA Finals.

No more flopping, LeBron. Okay?