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No, that was a punch. That's automatic.so basically Finley is a head then, coz Terry was suspended for punching him in the nuts and they must be above his shoulders.
so basically Finley is a head then, coz Terry was suspended for punching him in the nuts and they must be above his shoulders.
dang seems like it ehy?
No, that was a punch. That's automatic.so basically Finley is a head then, coz Terry was suspended for punching him in the nuts and they must be above his shoulders.
Seriously? Flailing is not the question here.Making contact aboe the shoulders is.
that was a double tech...
As often as Duncan gets hit in the eyes we could see some ejection records fall before this season is over.
Wow how old are you 12?Someone tell me since the season started last year who has a higher body count of bloodying players or giving black eyes than Kobe Bryant? He's the 2nd coming of Karl Malone
Body count....
Victim #1....Raja Bell. After getting tangled with Raja during a rebound attempt Kobe throws a forearm to Raja's face bloodying his nose and lip. No suspension.
Victim #2....Mike Miller. Kobe gives a forearm to the throat. He gets a suspension here but only because he stupidly talks about "defending his house" after the game which made it sound intentional (and it was).
Victim #3...Dirk Nowitzki. Kobe goes up and does his flail-"HEY" maneuver and his elbow "accidentally" catches Dirk in the face...gives Dirk a black eye. The hilarious part about the whole thing is Dirk got the foul
Victim #4...Manu Ginobili. After a clean block Kobe decides to unnaturally swing his arm back to Ginobili's head. Bloody nose, bloody mouth and a black eye.
Now when you add all this up (and I'm sure there are more things that I missed...feel free to add) the league has got to start looking at the guy and the he pulls. Even Bruce Bowen hasn't left this many players injured in his wake in a season and a half span
When Barry got elbowed in the nose by Zach Randolph a few weeks ago, why wasn't he suspended? That was an elbow above the shoulders.
Greg Anthony is saying now on ESPN that this sort of thing is the kind that the Spurs would have to call the league about in order for this suspension to happen. Do we know this has happened?
Appeal Denied
Kobe suspended tonight vs. Knicks
By Chris Sheridan
ESPN.com
Kobe Bryant was so stunned and angered by his one-game suspension, he took the extraordinary step Tuesday of asking NBA commissioner David Stern to convene an immediate appeal hearing.
Shortly before 5 p.m. ET the league turned down that request, meaning Bryant had to sit out the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.
Bryant was staying at the Lakers' team hotel just a few blocks from NBA headquarters in Manhattan and was on call to dash down Fifth Avenue to Stern's office if the request was granted. But barring the unlikeliest turn of events, Bryant was officially banned from the Garden for the Lakers' only visit of the season to play the Knicks.
"This is not the process we use at the NBA," Stu Jackson, executive vice president of player operations, said of Braynt's request during a conference call on Tuesday evening. "Certainly in theory, given the fact that the Lakers were in New York, we could have heard an appeal, but we never have. That's not our process."
"I've been waiting to play here, it's always been a fun place for me to play here, and I'm surprised. Shocked, by it, actually," Bryant said before his appeal was denied. "I unintentionally caught Manu Ginobili. What do you say, it's a basketball game. You unintentionally catch people with elbows every once in a while."
The suspension, for elbowing Ginobili while Bryant was attempting a jump shot late in the Lakers' game against the Spurs on Sunday, caught Bryant completely off-guard.
"I haven't seen a precedence for this. There's unintentional elbows that take place in a game all the time," Bryant told reporters at Madison Square Garden following the Lakers' shootaround. "I'm blown away by it. It makes no sense."
The NBA news release announcing the suspension said Bryant was being penalized for "striking" Ginobili.
"And the fact that this action by Kobe was an unnatural basketball act," Jackson added Tuesday evening.
Players association officials said it was highly unusual, if not unprecedented, for a player to be suspended for inadvertent contact.
Chris Sheridan covers the NBA for ESPN Insider. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
Keep it up.You're a prime example of class.
I don't know if they called or not. But things get reviewed by the league all the time without calls, so Anthony is wrong.
I agree that the move of his hand/arm was intentional--although the injury wasn't his purpose. Kobe was trying to recover from the block by drawing a foul. It was a smart move by a wily veteran.
Since it was intentional, he probably should get some sort of punishment but a fine would have made the point.
WATCH OUT MANU YOU ARE ABOUT TO BE SUSPENDED!
Good. I don't think it was intentional. Didn't I read here somewhere that Manu, Bowen and Pop also not think it was on purpose?I don't know if they called or not. But things get reviewed by the league all the time without calls, so Anthony is wrong.
Yes. But Pop said that the suspension isn't about intent, it's because it was a blow to the head.
How often on jumpshots have you hit the guy behind you in the face? I know I've never even come close.
WATCH OUT MANU YOU ARE ABOUT TO BE SUSPENDED!
Suspension time.
He's not saying that Kobe didn't flail on purpose. He's saying that they've set a bad precedent if they are going to suspend everyone who accidentally hits someone above the shoulders while flailing.
Are you gonna list now everything that Kobe does that you don't?
well..they denied the appeal. God i hope this doesnt ruin the league.
I would agree with that.Yes. But Pop said that the suspension isn't about intent, it's because it was a blow to the head.
Terry through a freaking punch at Finley's nads.
That was weak? Please...
This league is already ruined. I'm going to go even farther with this,
Question: Gino has been involved with a couple of these instances when he was struck by a player, and those players were suspended but he strikes a player and nothing is done. WTF? Is this a black and white issue?
probably. Stern may have been a grand wizard b4 he landed this jobThis league is already ruined. I'm going to go even farther with this,
Question: Gino has been involved with a couple of these instances when he was struck by a player, and those players were suspended but he strikes a player and nothing is done. WTF? Is this a black and white issue
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