https://www.gq.com/story/nbas-surging-new-superstar-cade-cunningham
节录自这篇专访
The internet has a term for Cunningham’s particular style of ball, which does n
ot include constant head jerks, flails, or palms-up gestures to the referee: He
is an ethical hooper. Meaning he does not rely on, or actively search for, the a
lmighty whistle. Allow Cunningham to reflect on the tao of ethical hooping:
“I thought it was really cool that people started appreciating my game in that
way. I’m like, man, I know I’m better than yada yada yada,” he says, not nami
ng any names. (Jalen Brunson and Luka Don i are a few of the NBA’s elite inc
essantly pleading to the officials.) “But I don’t get the same respect from th
e refs. I’m not getting the same foul calls. So people feel like this guy might
be better than me, and he’s nowhere near better than me! Or like, I should hav
e had 50 this game, or we should have won this game by 10, but we’re not gettin
g the foul calls. I’m beating myself up over it. Then I start seeing people app
reciate my game like, ‘Man, this guy’s so pure.’ People complimenting the pur
ity of your game, I think it’s one of the best compliments I’ve ever got.”
I ask what he perceives as the biggest problem with the modern NBA. Unsurprising
ly, it’s an ethics-based issue. “Foul baiting,” he says. “The referees have
to get involved because we’re baiting people into fouls all the time…. The flo
pping is just too much.” I use this opportunity to suggest a soccer-style yello
w card/red card system to police flopping, where one egregious flop triggers a t
echnical foul, and the second one leads to an ejection. He thinks about it.
“What do you do with your best players that do it? Three of the top 5, 10 guys
[in the NBA] are doing it constantly. You gon’ kick them out the game?” At thi
s point, I directly mention the Oklahoma City Thunder and their reputation as a
team that gets a favorable whistle on offense (particularly Shai Gilgeous-Alexan
der) while playing an overtly handsy, rarely reprimanded form of defense. “You
can’t hack them. It’s tough. If I win a championship—when I win the champion
ship—I’m going to want the same type [of whistle]. I want to be able to foul p
eople and they can’t foul me!” he explains. “You have to ref the game for wha
t you’re seeing, not reputations or any other stuff. It doesn’t get reffed tha
t way.” He goes on to call flopping a “get out of jail free card” and laments
the fact that foul after foul ruins the flow of the game. Then, perhaps realizi
ng that he could be coming off as bitter, he lets his sneaky sense of humor shin
e through.
“But some people are better than others,” he concedes with a wry smile. “I ca
n’t sell a foul for nothing. There’s skill to it, for sure.”
Gemini翻译：
网络上对Cade Cunningham独特的球风有一个专门的称呼——这类球员不会频繁地甩头、挥
手挣扎，或摊开双手向裁判抱怨：他是一位“篮球卫道士”（Ethical Hooper）。这意味着
他不依赖、也不会主动追求那声“神圣的哨音”。且听Cunningham本人如何解读这套“篮球
正道”：
“我觉得大家开始用这种方式欣赏我的比赛真的很酷。我有时会想：‘天哪，我知道我比
某某某强多了’，”他虽然这么说，但并未指名道姓（尽管Jalen Brunson 和 Luka Don i
等 NBA 顶级球星常被认为会不断向裁判求哨）。“但我没有得到裁判同等的尊重，我也
拿不到同样的犯规哨音。所以人们可能会觉得某人比我强，但其实他根本远不如我！或者，
我这场本该拿 50 分，或者我们本该赢 10 分，但我们就是拿不到哨音。
我会为此感到自责。然后，我开始看到人们赞赏我的球风，说：‘这家伙打球真纯粹。’能
听到别人称赞你比赛的纯粹性，我觉得这是我收过最好的赞美之一。”
当我问到他认为现代 NBA 最大的问题是什么时，果不其然，这是一个关于“球德”的问
题。“造犯规（Foul baiting），”他说。“裁判必须介入，是因为我们一直试图引诱对方
犯规……那些假摔真的太过分了。”我借此提议，是否能参考足球的黄牌/红牌制度来制约
假摔：一次严重的假摔记一次技术犯规，第二次直接驱逐出场。他思考了一下。
“但那些最顶尖的球员也在做这件事，你要拿他们怎么办？联盟前五、前十的球星里，有
三个人经常这么做，你难道要把他们赶出场吗？”此时，我直接提到了奥克拉荷马城雷霆队
，他们以在进攻端享有哨音优势（尤其是SGA）著称，而在防守端动作极大却很少被吹罚。
“你不能对他们随便下手，这很难。如果我赢得冠军——应该说当我赢得冠军时——我也想
要那种待遇。我希望我能对别人犯规，但他们不能对我犯规！”他解释道。“你必须根据你
看到的动作来吹哨，而不是根据名声或其他因素。但现在的比赛并不是那样吹的。”他接着
称假摔是“免罪卡”（get out of jail free card），并感叹不断的犯规摧毁了比赛的流
畅性。随后，或许是意识到自己听起来可能有点酸，他展现出了那种冷幽默。
“不过，确实有些人比其他人更擅长此道，”他露出一抹苦笑，“我是一点都不会‘演’
。那确实也是一种技术，这点毫无疑问。”
He’s embracing the great American player debate too.
“I take it seriously,” he says of that conversation. “I want to be on the Oly
mpic team coming up. I think I’m the best American player.”
I stop him there.
You said, “I think I’m the best American player.” So, do you acknowledge th
at Shai, Jokic [some of the league’s foreign-born stars] are a level above you
right now?
“No, not at all,” he says, barely containing an I shouldn’t be saying this
smile. But rather than choosing the flashy, potentially inflammatory move, he se
ttles for the safe, cerebral play. “They’re just not American.”
他也正全身心地投入到那场关于“谁是美国最强球员”的热烈讨论中。
“我很认真地看待这件事，”谈到这个话题时，他说道。“我想参加接下来的奥运会。我
认为自己就是最强的美国球员。”
我听到这话立刻打断了他。
“你说：‘我认为我是最强的美国球员。’那么，你是否承认SGA、Jokic[这些联盟中的
外籍顶尖球星]目前的层级在你之上？”
“不，完全不这么认为，”他回答道，脸上挂著一副“我本不该说这话”的微妙笑容，显
得有些忍俊不禁。但他并没有选择那个张扬且可能引发争议的回答，而是选择了一个安全且
机智的回应：
“他们只是不是美国人而已。”
作者: CsvsLinginoo (CsvsLinginoo) 2026-02-20 14:26:00
CC大学就是单亲爸 进NBA后不但受伤还进活塞这只近年炉主王 坦还只抽第五顺位 抽不到顶级天赋 一直被嘴选秀大年水货状元 心态都没崩..期待未来发光发热