UPDATE: MWP suspended 7 games

[jirrit]

you don't mess around with somebody in the middle of an emotional happy dance. if anybody wants to give Harden the moral higher ground they're wrong. he should have scored on him instead of body him up like that.

Are you kidding me?

[Lake Dynasty]

LOL at "3 games suspension" some people are expecting. Dude is done for the year. He might have played his last game for the Lakers. He will be remembered for this elbow, his fight in Detroit and nothing else.

[Jetset]

LOL at "3 games suspension" some people are expecting. Dude is done for the year. He might have played his last game for the Lakers. He will be remembered for this elbow, his fight in Detroit and nothing else.

I'll remember how he bailed Kobe out against the Suns and once again against the Celtics in Game 7.

[Lake Dynasty]

I'll remember how he bailed Kobe out against the Suns and once again against the Celtics in Game 7.

Sure, us Lakers fans would remember that and his contributions to the championship in 2010 but I was talking about the general basketball fans.

[Dr Aki]

I'll remember how he bailed Kobe out against the Suns and once again against the Celtics in Game 7.

Sure, us Lakers fans would remember that and his contributions to the championship in 2010 but I was talking about the general basketball fans.

imo, ill always remember his post game 7 presser

ACKNOWLEDGE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[taj2133]

Perhaps Oklahoma City Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha said it best when the described Metta World Peace’s hit on James Harden as “stupid.”
“During the review I saw it,” Sefolosha said. “Stupid play. Stupid play. We don’t need that.”
Thunder coach Scott Brooks called World Peace’s flying elbow to the head “a bad play… a dangerous play.”
“It’s not a play that should be involved in basketball,” Brooks said. “And it’s unfortunate it happened. I know Ron (Artest), but unfortunately it did happen. You can’t do that. That’s unacceptable.”
World Peace is expected to be slapped with a multi-game suspension by the league after what he called an “unintentional” elbow that caught Harden near his right temple. Harden reportedly suffered a concussion and his status for the Thunder’s remaining games is uncertain.
Kevin Durant said he didn’t get a good look at the play, but was happy Harden was well enough to walk out of Staples Center on his own.
“It was a bad play,” Durant said. “Hopefully Ron didn’t do it intentionally or had any malicious intentions on that. But it is what it is. We got to move past that. (Harden) felt good. Obviously, we had to make sure he was all right going down the line.
“Our trainers and stuff do a great job and we believe in them 100 percent. I’m looking forward to James being back out there.”
Kendick Perkins went so far to call World Peace “a good dude.”
“So I know he wouldn’t try to hurt nobody,” Perkins said. “It happens and we just hope to have James back for the next game.”
http://lakers.ocregister.com/2012/04/22 ... ons/71282/

[jirrit]

So the point is, Harden shouldn't have been there so he deserved the elbow? You see players bumping in each other 10 times a game, he didn't really bump much imo actually.. then Artest goes nuts, like he's gone nuts before I mean.. damn

[snaquille oatmeal]

So the point is, Harden shouldn't have been there so he deserved the elbow? You see players bumping in each other 10 times a game, he didn't really bump much imo actually.. then Artest goes nuts, like he's gone nuts before I mean.. damn

read the thread and get some context

[RamonSessions7]

So the point is, Harden shouldn't have been there so he deserved the elbow? You see players bumping in each other 10 times a game, he didn't really bump much imo actually.. then Artest goes nuts, like he's gone nuts before I mean.. damn

read the thread and get some context

I got your point the first post I saw, I don't know why it's so hard for people to understand

[bballcool34]

So the point is, Harden shouldn't have been there so he deserved the elbow? You see players bumping in each other 10 times a game, he didn't really bump much imo actually.. then Artest goes nuts, like he's gone nuts before I mean.. damn

read the thread and get some context

I got your point the first post I saw, I don't know why it's so hard for people to understand

Well it's a bad point, so there's that.

EDIT: Actually, it was intentional, never mind. It wasn't premeditated before the play obviously, but a couple things that stood out:

1) raising your elbow in that motion and bringing it down like a jackhammer is not a celebratory motion. Artest calling it off as such is false.

2) Artest overreacted in the heat of the moment and did one of those things people do sometimes without fully realizing it before it's happened--- he felt a small bump (where honestly, looking at the video, it's NOT even clear that Harden was bodying up anyone, it looked like he wanted the ball off the inbounds--- either way not conclusive at all) and reacted stupidly to it--- if you feel someone bump you, you know that person is there, and so the reaction by Artest has to be intentional--- I don't see how it couldn't be. Probably didn't mean to hurt him though.

3) the suspension should be anywhere from the first round of the playoffs to the rest of the year.

[SweetTouch]

I do think it had to do with Harden talking trash to Kobe

MWP didn't like that from last game

[snaquille oatmeal]

I'll remember how he bailed Kobe out against the Suns and once again against the Celtics in Game 7.

Sure, us Lakers fans would remember that and his contributions to the championship in 2010 but I was talking about the general basketball fans.

then join your buddies here
http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1176686

[tugs]

think the elbow was intentional but I'm not sure if he wanted the head. probably swinging at the back or shoulder area but since there was no contact it went straight up to Harden's head.

[MikeTheKid]

Uncle Stern is gonna drop the hammer again on Ron.

[twinthunder3]

Can Artest play the insanity card here?

[The Skyhook]

Jon Bones Jones has found his next UFC opponent a day after retaining his championship against Rashad Evans. Elbow vs elbow.

[allweneedisLOVE]

if this happened to Kobe, you guys would be asking for the player to be banned from the league

[Godnani]

any worse?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd-FLEDTfao[/youtube]

[Jetset]

if this happened to Kobe, you guys would be asking for the player to be banned from the league

This was established about 4 pages ago, thank you for your input.

[Dr Aki]

if this happened to Kobe, you guys would be asking for the player to be banned from the league

well not banned from the league...

PROBABLY JUST SOME RETRIBUTION!!!!!!

but noones crazy enough to go at ronron