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I just put this is in Pop ejection thread because that's where the Harrison talk was going on.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl.../1088/SPORTS04
SAN ANTONIO -- The Indiana Pacers lost another game Thursday, 108-97 to the San Antonio Spurs, and their already bizarre season took another unexpected turn.
Emotional center David Harrison was hit with a technical foul late in the fourth quarter and suffered a meltdown inside the locker room after the game, according to several Pacers players.
Harrison, who was unavailable for comment, received medical attention following the game. A Pacers team member immediately shut the training room door when media members walked near that area.
Harrison's frustration stemmed from a hit in the face he received from Spurs forward Matt Bonner with less than a minute remaining in the game. Bonner was called for an offensive foul on the play.
Clearly frustrated after the play, Harrison, who has battled problems with his emotions throughout his four-year career, had to be told to calm down by his teammates on numerous occasions. He picked up a technical for reportedly making threatening remarks about Bonner to an official.
Pacers coach Jim O'Brien immediately took Harrison out of the game, but the Pacers center didn't stop there.
Harrison stood near the bench, still mouthing expletives in Bonner's direction on the court. Troy Murphy stood in front of Harrison to make sure he didn't do anything drastic, and injured point guard Jamaal Tinsley was trying to get Harrison to calm down.
Harrison was finally told to go to the locker room by an undetermined Pacers member in the final seconds of the game.
"I subbed for him and somebody on the bench made a decision to send him to the locker room; it wasn't me," Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said before Harrison's blowup came to light. "You shouldn't get technical fouls if you're David Harrison. I subbed for him, so his night was over."
Harrison's blowup is just another of numerous signs of the Pacers' immaturity on and off the court. He was suspended five games earlier this season for failing his third drug test. Harrison was also fined by the team for breaking his picture in the hallway that leads to the Pacers' locker room at Conseco Fieldhouse during the 2005-06 season.
Harrison's latest incident adds to the number of problems the Pacers are dealing with as they try to remain in playoff contention.
They're pointing fingers at each other for mistakes made on the court and they're trying to play one-on-one basketball.
As bad as they've played, the Pacers somehow remain only 21/2 games out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 20 games remaining.
"Throwing physical age out the door, this is a young group mentally, especially without guys like Jamaal and Jermaine (O'Neal), who have been through some wars," Pacers small forward Mike Dunleavy said. "Mentally we need to stay with it. Basically that's what I would say without going into too much detail."
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I just put this is in Pop ejection thread because that's where the Harrison talk was going on.
We should sick Ime on him. The guy just looks goofy, then he opens his mouth... Go fail another drug test.
Everytime my girlfriend sees him, she thinks she is watching some game from the 70's...
7-foot bust making $1.735MM this year and only averaging 4 and 2, yet wants to go off on someone like he is a stud...
"You shouldn't get technical fouls if you're David Harrison."
First Garnett, now Harrison.
Matt "The Lumberjack" Bonner.
Over Under on Bonner Delivering a "Forearm Shiver" to someone in this years playoffs, altering a series, and making yet another city hate San Antonio.
Here's to you next year's troll crop!
this is awesome!!!
we finally have badasses in our team, Bonner, Udoka, Thomas, Stoudemire
Spurs would beat most other NBA teams in a team cage fight!
What a nut.
What's up with the Marquis Daniels, Flashdance legwarmers?
See my comment in the game thread before halftime about having a bad ing feeling about this game.
As I said in another thread, I'm just glad we blew them out early enough for our bench to finish out.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...34/0/LOCAL0402
Pacers suspend Harrison for 1 game
By Mike Wells
[email protected]
March 7, 2008
SAN ANTONIO – The Indiana Pacers suspended center David Harrison for one game today for his behavior late in the fourth quarter and in the locker room after Thursday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs.
Harrison will sit out Saturday’s game at the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Harrison lost his composure inside the locker room after being escorted there by team security in the final seconds of the game. He wound up getting a couple of s ches in his head.
Part of Harrison's frustrations stemmed from San Antonio Spurs forward Matt Bonner hitting him in the face on a drive to the basket in the final minute of the game. Bonner was called for an offensive foul on the play.
The San Antonio Express News reported today that Harrison picked up the technical for telling an official that he was going “to (expletive) kill” Bonner.
This will be the second time Harrison has been suspended this season. He was suspended by the NBA five games in January for failing his third drug test.
What a headcase.
Was it Harrison who damn near took Udokas head off when he was going for a layup?
If so, then the hit by Bonner is the BB equivilent of the brushback in baseball.
Not shocking, Harrison was a turd at Colorado.
No, Troy Murphy there.
I wish there were a rule in which the Spurs could loan Matt Bonner to whichever team is playing the Suns in a given series.
What a dumbass. he should be kicked out of the league before he goes Ron Artest on some fans.
How many times can you fail a drug test in the NBA before they tell you to get lost anyway? and what kinda drugs was this bag using?
Stay clean, earn NBA money for a few years, then retire and by all the ing drugs you want.
They seem out of place seeing as how it was Harrison acting like a maniac, mmmmaaaniac on the floor.
What's up with the Marquis Daniels, Flashdance legwarmers?
EXACTLY!!!
Pacers are not going to the playoffs and they will clean house again after the season.
i don't know but didn't it only take 1 failed test for birdman anderson to get booted for 2 yrs? that's ridiculous that this fool is able to keep playing even though he isn't passing his drug tests.
the nba is so inconsistent when it comes to their rules & regulations.
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Am I the only one who sees something extremely disturbing about that? I do not think the NBA should take this in stride. Fine and suspend him for 5 or 6 games. That kind of talk should never, ever be tolerated in a professional sports venue.
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