Jalen Carter Credits LeBron James For Flopping Inspiration

And the Oscar goes to... Jalen Carter.

During the second quarter of the Philadelphia Eagles' game against the Miami Dolphins Sunday night, the rookie defensive lineman put on quite a performance for the referees.

It started when Carter got into it with Miami O-lineman Austin Jackson. Carter threw a couple of extracurricular shoves at Jackson, and he responded by lightly jack-knifing Carter around the neck. Knowing an official was watching, Carter dramatically flung his body backward into the turf as if he just got hit by a truck.

Watch:

Gotta hand it to the guy: He really sold it. The flop will get all the attention, but rolling into a European soccer-style move where he pretends to writhe in pain? Masterful.

Turns out, though, Jalen Carter learned from the best!

"I was just thinking about LeBron!" the 22-year-old told reporters after the game. "I was like, 'Oh, what would LeBron do?'"

It all makes sense now. LeBron James is, after all, the flopping king.

Let's go to the tape.

A true masterclass.

But Jalen's theatrics worked. Because instead of earning a 15-yard penalty against the Eagles, the egregious flop convinced the refs to dole out offsetting penalties against both teams.

Sunday night's officiating was objectively horrendous anyway en route to a 31-17 Philadelphia win, so Jalen's acting skills were just the icing on the cake.

Nice to see LeBron inspiring the younger generation, though.

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