Not dirty at all. I'm sorry, but I seriously doubt Kelly Olynyk, of all people, would have malicious intentions on injuring another player. Seems like he tried to hold Love back to let Bradley get the rebound.
Everyone loves the NBA of yesterdecades and how "physical" it was. But don't get physical today or you've gone too far(Carlisle) or are 'dirty'. Hockey is the only sport with real fighting. Baseball & Basketball, just a bunch of guys huddled around each other talking a big game, if that, but ends up doing nothing.
You see fighting in the NHL. Not sure if it's happens in hockey anywhere else. The silly fighting is one reason I don't watch the NHL regularly.
pushing and fighting isn't basketball. I would rather watch and personally play a basketball game where people are playing basketball and not having a pissing match to determine who is more of a badass. I completely understand the passionate parts though. Obviously these guys want to win and they are getting butthurt. If being physical and expressing your frustration is what you need to do...thats fine..youll face the repercussions. But in no way do I want EVERY game to have a bunch of dudes pushing and shoves and yelling at each other over just playing the freaking game.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Kevin Love: "I thought it was a bush-league play ... I have no doubt in my mind that he did it on purpose"</p>— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/status/592422170707566593">April 26, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>More Kevin Love: "That's just not a basketball play ... The league will take a look at it and it better be swift and just"</p>— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/status/592422848142188544">April 26, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Kevin Love is wearing a sling. Says he hasn't had any MRI on the shoulder yet, but it popped back into place in the locker room.</p>— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/status/592423138534825984">April 26, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>STATUS UPDATE: <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinlove">@kevinlove</a> experienced a dislocated left shoulder. [DETAILS]: <a href="http://t.co/Qb5FSo3R7L">http://t.co/Qb5FSo3R7L</a> <a href="http://t.co/iyJBrq1Tth">pic.twitter.com/iyJBrq1Tth</a></p>— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) <a href="https://twitter.com/cavs/status/592422491710169088">April 26, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Looked like two dozen plays per game. Virtually every rebound. Dirty? Sure. As are all all all the other plays the same way every single game day!
To say someone dislocated your shoulder on purpose? I don't see Olynyk as a cheap shot artist at all. - JVG
If they allow this style of play it will definitely help us and unfortunately Memphis. Dirty play though.
Im sure he didnt think to himself "I'm going to dislocate his shoulder" but he grabbed his arm and snatched down on it purposely.
Two guys battling, one guy gets frustrated and pulls him. A little dirty, sure. Did he try to hurt his shoulder? Doubt it. This happens all the time, especially in the playoffs. Love just got unlucky. Stop being so beta guys.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Isaiah Thomas on Kevin Love calling Kelly Olynyk's foul "bush league" - "We're all men here."</p>— AP (@Ananth_Pandian) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ananth_Pandian/status/592426884656459777">April 26, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Since when do you see a player pull the arm of another player after the 2 gets tangled up and the ball isn't even in Love's possession? Like pulls it hard? He may not have meant it and it could be out of frustration. But that is completely out of line.
In baseball, they throw 100 mph speed bombs as retaliation from a play that happened months ago. They hold grudges
Listen, that was not hard. It was just pulled awkwardly, that's why it popped. Grow some balls. **** happens. Love was unlucky.
