Dwight Howard suspended, can't play in Magic-76ers Game 6

[insidehoops]

http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4266

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard has been suspended one game without pay for elbowing Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert in the head, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.

[Styles p]

http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4266
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[BigTicket]

Good, he deserved it. If anything 1 game is on the light side as punishments go for deliberately elbowing a guy in the face.

[DukeDelonte13]

:applause: :applause: :applause:


good. Got what he deserved.

[Vancouver-Grizz]

as sad as it is...He deserved it.

He could potentially mess up his teams chance of advancing.

[Huey Freeman]

When Karl Malone elbowed Steve Nash in the face, did he get a suspension? I'm just asking because I don't really remember.

[unbreakable]

That aint the first time he's done something dirty either, but hopefully he'll learn from this and never do it again. He's too much of a rolemodel and superstar to be pulling this shlt anyways.

[HeyIt'sMe]

KG's actions against the Hawks last year was worse. Predictably, he didn't get suspended.

[Tainted Sword]

If the sixers lose this game....

[Millennium X]

This is absolutely huge and it probably guarantees a game 7.

League is really sending a message by suspending a superstar for something like this, basically letting everyone know they don't give a damn who does what, if it's illegal according to the rulebook you'll pay the consequences.

[chains5000]

Expect the Magic to attemp 540234 threes next game.

[Huey Freeman]

This is absolutely huge and it probably guarantees a game 7.

League is really sending a message by suspending a superstar for something like this, basically letting everyone know they don't give a damn who does what, if it's illegal according to the rulebook you'll pay the consequences.
Except for KG last year. :rant

[STelfair31]

That aint the first time he's done something dirty either, but hopefully he'll learn from this and never do it again. He's too much of a rolemodel and superstar to be pulling this shlt anyways.


exactly, that isnt the dwight howard everyone knows. anyone got a vid of this?

[The_Yearning]

league too scared to mess with Boston.

[JordanL]

Good, he deserved it. If anything 1 game is on the light side as punishments go for deliberately elbowing a guy in the face.

They only got cheap-shot Rob for two games for clotheslining Nash.

[DuMa]

sweet. game 7 in orlando. see ya there

[Erathia]

Didn't watch the game so if anyone has a clip of the elbow thrown that would be great.

[Darkwing Duck]

When Karl Malone elbowed Steve Nash in the face, did he get a suspension? I'm just asking because I don't really remember.


I dont think so.

i remember back in the day karl malone elbowed and gave stitches to a blazer. i think it was either brian grant or dale davis, i cant remember.

but it was obviousley on purpose and no foul was called and no suspension or anything, just a band-aid.

[Huey Freeman]

Didn't watch the game so if anyone has a clip of the elbow thrown that would be great.
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=Dwight+Howard+elbow

[xtn5021]

Unfortunately he got what he deserved. You don't go trying to elbow someone in the face.

[jmill]

Man, I have a feeling he's just going to beast in game 7 now, if there is one.

[Allstar24]

This is good for Orlando. It will fire them up for game 6 and they could steal one in Philly. If not, they'll be at home for game 7 with a fresh Dwight Howard...76ers have no shot.

[Erathia]

Dwight obviously pulls that elbow away from Dalembert, it looks like more of a warning shot; also, Dalembert is obviously elbowing Dwight in the back and then pushes him. I think if there was going to be a punishment it should have been an ejection at that point. A later punishment after looking at replays is poor judgement by the NBA.


P.S. In the old NBA, this type of play was an every game occurrence for Karl Malone and he was never penalized in any way. New NBA rules are too soft.

[sixerfan82]

This is good for Orlando. It will fire them up for game 6 and they could steal one in Philly. If not, they'll be at home for game 7 with a fresh Dwight Howard...76ers have no shot.

Just like they had no shot in game 1 with a fresh Dwight, right?

You do not want a game 7 if you are orlando, if I'm management I'm severaly disappointed with him because it opens up the door for ANY player to get hot and drop 20-30 points.

[sportsfan76]

Just like they had no shot in game 1 with a fresh Dwight, right?

You do not want a game 7 if you are orlando, if I'm management I'm severaly disappointed with him because it opens up the door for ANY player to get hot and drop 20-30 points.


So if the 76ers reach the second round it will be a FRAUDULENT ADVANCEMENT and will prove Tony Dileo is Gay

[ConanRulesNBC]

Damn. It's over for the Magic, I think.

[Allstar24]

Just like they had no shot in game 1 with a fresh Dwight, right?

You do not want a game 7 if you are orlando, if I'm management I'm severaly disappointed with him because it opens up the door for ANY player to get hot and drop 20-30 points.
It will be nothing like game 1. Do you know how hard it is to win a game 7 on the road...when you're the lower seed? Sorry but even if Orlando loses tomorrow, they will close out the series in the following game.

[Im so nba'd out]

Every game the sixers were suppose to win they end up losing the game this season.....Please tell me the sixers finally win a game with the teams star player hurt :(

[b4uc.23]

Game 7, dwight will drop 30points and 30rebounds..

[greymatter]

:sleeping

The Boston and Philly fans here are practically blowing their collective wads in glee over this one. Yes, Howard deserved a suspension for connecting with that elbow to the head.

However, the whole idea behind competition is beating the best out there --at least for those who really want to BE the best team as opposed to simply having the most opportune circumstances helping them most of the way.

You think Larry Bird was happy not to get to face Magic in the 86 finals because the Rockets beat an injured Lakers team? I doubt he was happy getting to steamroll an obviously inferior team.

A fan who isn't a loser would want their team to be able to beat their competition with all of its personel being healthy and/or available.

[32jazz]

Dwight obviously pulls that elbow away from Dalembert, it looks like more of a warning shot; also, Dalembert is obviously elbowing Dwight in the back and then pushes him. I think if there was going to be a punishment it should have been an ejection at that point. A later punishment after looking at replays is poor judgement by the NBA.


P.S. In the old NBA, this type of play was an every game occurrence for Karl Malone and he was never penalized in any way. New NBA rules are too soft.

Then if Players would be allowed to do all of this stuff unbridled the players would be accused of being classless 'Street Thugs' :rolleyes: Especially with the bias against younger players today.

The League has learned from the Rudy T incident/others. They don't won't to see anythng like that happen again.

It's the right thing for the long term health & overall image of the league.

[wang4three]

It was the right thing to do. If they had let it go, then all the later players who hit other players would use this scene as precedent not to get fined during their appeal. League can't afford that right now.

[GOBB]

Yo does anyone have the audio of Tom Mcginnis (sp?) who called that play? LOL I cant stop laughing.

"Mr. Happy go lucky. Mr. Smile. Mr. Bow to the side of the SKULLLLLLLL!"

[ryantheporchkid]

What he did warrants a fine, although as a Suns fan it's nice to see (Although what Howard did was worse)/

[GOBB]

What did Dwight do?

[Posterize246]

Saying Dwight out for game 6 is the worst thing that could have happened to the Sixers because he's going to be "fired up" for game 7 is the dumbest thing I ever heard.

Uhh...you do know that if he was playing there might not be a game 7 right? Not saying that there definitely is one now.

[bdreason]

I thought it was a clean Elbow...



oh wait this is the NBA, not the UFC.

[joe]

Yo does anyone have the audio of Tom Mcginnis (sp?) who called that play? LOL I cant stop laughing.

"Mr. Happy go lucky. Mr. Smile. Mr. Bow to the side of the SKULLLLLLLL!"

That just made me laugh out loud, and I've never even heard it. Someone please post this because it sounds incredible.

[gyu]

The video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjYuOG1gMDw

[sixerfan82]

It will be nothing like game 1. Do you know how hard it is to win a game 7 on the road...when you're the lower seed? Sorry but even if Orlando loses tomorrow, they will close out the series in the following game.

I'm not saying anything about the odds of a road team actually taking game 7. What I am saying is what EVERY analyst will say, that anyone can get hot in game 7.

And for the record, I don't know how hard it is, and I'm sure neither do you unless you've been in the situation, not to attack you, but let's be real here. They are going to play game 7 if the Sixers win game 6, if and when that becomes a reality, everything else is up to lady luck bro

Regardless of the outcome, Philly will be back next year, I will be ECSTATIC to see Nelson return to the court as he is a local product and I'm sure we'll see a better series as well

[kobesabi]

Superman got suspended? But he's superman is he not? :D

Yea, that looked pretty deliberate. I think 1 is light. It looks like it will be 3-3 and game 7 make final decision.

[MeloMike]

He deserved it. And I'm glad to see the league had the balls to suspend him.

[burnsy87]

KG's actions against the Hawks last year was worse. Predictably, he didn't get suspended.

Why would anyone on the Celtics ever get suspended. They win 1/3 of their games off bull**** calls or pure luck.

[fiad06]

If the refs called a foul on Dalembert for pushing Dwight in the back, the elbow would of never happened.

Shoving someone in their back is not even allowed in the NFL.

[WildStyle]

If the refs called a foul on Dalembert for pushing Dwight in the back, the elbow would of never happened.

Shoving someone in their back is not even allowed in the NFL.
Agreed. Doesn't excuse the elbow though. Although I thought it was more of a warning elbow than anything from Dwight. I don't think he meant to connect with the head. Obviously he just clipped him or Dalembert would have been seeing stars.

[ronron15]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGhAonmMCR8&feature=related

there're a few more

[Sriracha]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGhAonmMCR8&feature=related

there're a few more

I agree, Dwight should be suspended for this game too.

[Junny]

:sleeping

The Boston and Philly fans here are practically blowing their collective wads in glee over this one. Yes, Howard deserved a suspension for connecting with that elbow to the head.

However, the whole idea behind competition is beating the best out there --at least for those who really want to BE the best team as opposed to simply having the most opportune circumstances helping them most of the way.

You think Larry Bird was happy not to get to face Magic in the 86 finals because the Rockets beat an injured Lakers team? I doubt he was happy getting to steamroll an obviously inferior team.

A fan who isn't a loser would want their team to be able to beat their competition with all of its personel being healthy and/or available.

Get off your high horse you dooshbag. That might be acceptable in the regular season (I still say no even then), but if we lose we go home. If you need a bit of luck, so be it. Real fan or not, I'm happy and will be perfectly fine with it when we win Game 6. This isn't phucking highschool basketball, idiot.

[moe0303]

If the refs called a foul on Dalembert for pushing Dwight in the back, the elbow would of never happened.

Shoving someone in their back is not even allowed in the NFL.
Yeah I see that point as well. But as the poster below you stated, it's no excuse. The correct call would have been for the ref to call the foul on Delembert and eject howard for the elbow.

The refs also need to be more dilligent about calling those types of fouls too. Delembert was not boxing out or using any technique that is in the game of basketball. He was straight up pushing him with two hands. Had that happened on the playground (where hard play is the norm), he would've been punched. Too many players result to MMA when it comes to stopping Dwight Howard from getting a rebound.

[Mdog1]

This suspension certainly makes this series more entertaining. This could be like the Cavs/Wiz rivalry of old.

[Automajic23]

don't forget stupid clumsy no footwork post game, can only dunk and camp in the paint dwight also took out his own team mate courtney lee lol.

Even after all that Dwights still ok

[Biddy77]

I dont think so.

i remember back in the day karl malone elbowed and gave stitches to a blazer. i think it was either brian grant or dale davis, i cant remember.

but it was obviousley on purpose and no foul was called and no suspension or anything, just a band-aid.

it was brian grant, and he also knocked out one of his teeth.

[lilgodfather1]

Deserved the POS well deserves the suspension.

[All Net]

Sucks for Orlando, they will really need Lewis and Hedo to have huge games tonight.

[JJ81]

It's going to 7!