Hogwash
Years ago
LeBron's home debut won't be forgotten in a hurry after a brawl in the fourth quarter.
Brandon Ingram, Chris Paul and Ramon Rondo all ejected and facing suspensions after punches thrown.
I'd say rondo will get 4-5, Ingram 6-8 games.
Paul 4-5
Shayno
Years ago
And lance Stephenson to get a reward for not going in swinging
Paul's eye gouge may have been a dirtier play then the punches tbh. But agree Ingram as 3rd man in will wear the brunt of it.
The angle that shows Paul's eyegouge isn't a good look, don't blame Rondo for starting to swing after seeing that. Ingram was just looking for an excuse to go in.
Allegedly Rondo spat on Paul, if true needs 20 games.
The irony here James Harden looked like the real king James in the last few minutes
FM
Years ago
Problem in today's game was putting Harden to the line for his ridiculous 3 pt attempts when he initiated the contact, or over dramatised the contact.
Ricky Rubio did a similar stunt yesterday and the refs made it a no call. Commentators and Refs on the same song sheet saying they are not rewarding these stupid false attempts this season.
1 day later and back to the Harden flop show
James should get 30 game suspension that way he will have an excuse when lakers finish in the bottom 4 in the west
Isaac
Years ago
Here's some slow-mo of the Paul/Rondo stuff including the spit and gouge.
Of the broader incident, Ingram is surely in trouble for starting it all, approaching a ref like that and then entering swinging later on.
As Shayno joked, brownie points for Lance Stephenson playing a positive role. Who would've thought.
Duke Fan
Years ago
Paul 2 games
Rondo 3
Ingram 4
Hope all you drama queens don't have a heart attack
They fight like basketballers and afl players, no one gets hurt. Not a great look though.
4 games is barely a slap on the wrist in an 82 game season. I'm very surprised.
Three to make two
Years ago
People "mocking" the softness of the punches here should read "The Punch" by/about Rudy Tomjanovich. To paraphrase from memory "the metallic taste in the back of my throat was brain fluid"
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