Ethical hoops.
It’s a term that’s popped up in recent years in NBA discourse, mainly on discussion sites like Twitter and Reddit. If you’re unfamiliar, you may be asking, “what does ‘ethical hoops’ mean?” Well, in its simplest form, it’s about playing basketball the right way.
To play ethically is to play with honest intention. It’s getting buckets through one’s ability to put the ball in the basket as opposed to seeking and embellishing contact through non-natural movements to get the refs to blow their whistles. It’s also about playing within yourself and the flow the game, not chasing stats by forcing shots or passes.