ESPN.com: Bryant "blown away" by one game suspension

Good point. Right after I hit submit I thought about the Bobcats. You never know, but from watching the game it seemed like the Lakers should have won. They came to play but just didn't have enough because the Knicks also came to play tonight (for a change). The Lakers almost won anyway. Don't laugh at me: Smush is worse than Rafer, at least when I see the Lakers play. In a close game, it's guaranteed he will do a couple of things down the stretch to hurt them. I know PJ hates relying on rookies, but by the time the postseason starts, don't be surprised if Farmar starts getting crunch time minutes over Parker.

 

I don't think it's a question of whether it was intentional or not (not intent to hurt anyway).

It's more of a "stop flailing around like an idiot to get a bogus foul call, now that someone got hurt", similar to how the NBA wants to get rid of floppers as well. (As for the elbow, I wish it had been bowen instead )