There's a fine line between playing hard and playing dirty.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova teeters along it every game.
Last year, Delly became something of a folk hero in the NBA Finals. But throughout the playoffs, the Australian point guard was at the center of several controversial plays involving Kyle Korver, Al Horford and Taj Gibson.
The Korver play, in particular, was heavily scrutinized since it knocked the Atlanta Hawks' sniper out of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Months later, the Los Angeles Times polled a slew of NBA coaches, assistants and players. Sure enough, Dellavedova was voted the league's dirtiest player.
Here's what Broderick Turner of the Times wrote:
The 24 people who spoke anonymously—some of them voted for more than one player—listed their top five dirtiest players:
Dellavedova received 13 votes. Oklahoma City center Steven Adams was next with seven votes. Golden State center Andrew Bogut (5), Memphis forward Matt Barnes (4) and Oklahoma City forward Serge Ibaka (2) rounded out the top five.
One Western Conference coach sa ...
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NBA Players and Coaches Vote Matthew Dellavedova Dirtiest Player in the League
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