I still stand by my stance that Harden intentionally got in his way but I'm not defending the lunatic move by Artest at all. Some of you are so eager to jump on me.
Thabo has totally owned Kobe this season. Made him look foolish there. LOL at the look on Ibaka's face as he slammed that last one home.
The Lakers are missing something to really beat OKC in a 7 game series. They've just got younger legs, and the Lakers do not have the firepower and athleticism to match.
Doesn't look intentional to me. Artest was celebrating like a fool and Harden was just there. Artest didnt even notice him.
I mentioned it because I wanted to elaborate on the situation and put Artest's action into context. You guys are the one who overreacted.
Wow, watch the replay some more times and there's no way you repeat your statement. His body movement, facial expression and how he didn't look at Harden after the hit 100% shows that he did it on purpose.
He didnt even look at Harden at all before the hit. His face was facing the crowd the entire time. We know what a malicious Artest is and he is not one to give cheap shots. He will let you know it. Im not watching the game so I am simply looking at the youtube replay. Regardless, the hit ended up looking very violent. Judging by his history, he will be suspended for sure.
im glad the lakers are getting punished by the young thunder. nbc needs to play the giser teams against each other: boston, lakers so that they can maintain the illusion that these teams are still good.
The thing is if he didn't see Harden, he surely must've felt it..which would naturally cause him to turn around and see what happened but he didn't. That shows it was intentional.
