Kobe suspended? WTF

[saKf]

Originally Posted by TEXAS BATMAN

Look at that tear coming out of Ginobli's eye

"Ow! It hurtsssssssss, it weally huuuuurrrrrtttsssssss"

I'm fairly certain it's not a tear.

He's sweating and he's got an ice pack on his face. Plenty of moisture there.

[jt24]

stu jackson is complete moron and deserves to lose his job, memo to david stern retire you senile fool, it was an accident, i hope he appeals it

[gts]

oh well... i know kobe tossed his arms out to try and draw a foul but that's certainly not exclusive to kobe by any means ,and i don't think he meant to inflict as much damge as he did, it was actually kinda nice to see ginobli the flopper get knocked around a bit... but if the nba really wants to crack down on this type of thing maybe they should quit rewarding players for jumping into defenders, the flailing arms trick, the flops and the shouts of anguish when these guys get bumped... it's almost become a part of the job desciption to be as good an actor as your are a player...

[B-Low]

NBA is officially the softest pro sports league around now. At least in baseball the players don't get suspended for unintentional contact.

Look back to the days of the Bulls vs. Knicks, Pistons vs. Lakers...and imagine if someone got hit like that. They wouldn't have even acknowledged it.

[jt24]

anyone think he will appeal it and play tonight, i have tickets for the game tonight

[hwliuLAP]

Originally Posted by jt24

anyone think he will appeal it and play tonight, i have tickets for the game tonight

I feel bad for you man
I think Kobe's arm intentionally acted that way to draw a foul by contact the other player
I don't think he was trying to wack him by any chance

suspended?
NBA is soft....

[SoCalMike]

It is a total bummer for the Lakers and the fans that were going to that game. It is a dumb decision and I am really surprised he got nailed with it.

Now, the Lakers will be down THREE starters tonight...

[Rab]

Could this be an example of the league looking into flopping/trying to draw contact?

[VCDrivesAPorscheToWork]

Stu Jackson must have interpreted it as "Kobe knows he got blocked, so out of pride, he whacked Ginobili"

[glidedrxlr22]

Even if he meant it, it looked enough like he didn't mean it. Know what I mean. On slow-mo it looks worse of course cause it looks like he swings his arm harder.

[SoCalMike]

Originally Posted by Rab

Could this be an example of the league looking into flopping/trying to draw contact?

I don't think so... I just think it as incidental contact by two players going at it really hard in a tense game.

Given the nature of the time that the contact happened, why would Kobe have even risked getting T'd up or thrown out?

It makes no sense.

[KingofKings718]

It was clearly accidental. The NBA is so stupid sometimes. Here you have a marquee talent coming to town for one night only in your own backyard, yet you suspend him? A few empty seats will be in MSG.

[T-Low]

Honestly, it wasn't a punch but Kobe did intentionally throw his arm out there....you dun just throw your arm out like that...

[Younggrease]

The NBA seriously does not want to see Kobe suceed anymore. Out of all the stars they seem to dislike Kobe the most since Shaq left. You can see it the way he is officiated against other stars and you see it with this suspension.

Raja Bell clotheslines Kobe = 1 game
Kobe accidentally hits MAnu= 1 game

[Kujo]

I'm no Kobe fan, but this probably the most undeserving suspension I've ever seen in the NBA.

I remember after the play, he went over to Manu, and tapped him on the shoulder to let him know he was sorry.

Kobe was stupid for flailing out his arm like that. It was pointless.