Francis Reportedly Kicks a Photographer (UPDATE: Steve suspended without pay)

I'd like to see him shipped back to the country where he was drafted: Canada.
A year or two in Toronto should straighten him out.

 

Well, if the Magic are gonna spiral downwards into oblivion this season, at least they have a bunch of sore losers this time! Just what Weisbrod wanted. At least Tmac didn't do anything crazy to kill his trade value last year. I'll be surprised if Weisbrod can get a new ballboy for Francis.

 

But if someone Rams your car . . .
basically the way I read it .. .
Steve falls on him . .the guys pushed steve's legs away [his legs. .u know .. his moneymakers. . it would be like plucking Elton John's fingers]
and steve overreacted and kicked him

I would like to see the film though

Rocket River

 

I'm going to reserve judgement. Maybe, as he says, he really didn't kick that reporter, or he thought the reporter was interfering with him. (OK, so I still like Steve a lot.)

 

$10 to the tip Jar Francis goes to Trailblazers

 

from the moment he entered the league the kid has been a PUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so glad he got traded.

 

Steve must have been mad at all of those pictures of him and Cuttino Mobley.

 

can i change my name?

i don't know, he's not really an undersized power forward.




i would be shocked if detroit wanted him. with their defensive style and style of offense, i don't see how he'd fit. though i guess billups has not always been the most under control pg offensively. but i do agree detroit's gonna get smacked down by miami.

 

Pfffft we got T-Mac for Francis.

 

Orlando is self-destructing. Looks like they'll get a lottery pick, again.

 

NO WAY does Detroit take on Francis. I dont see Joe Dumars making that move. I agree that two PRIME candidates would have been Portland and GS but they have PGs now. And the Clippers would be another one and they have Livingston.

To me Denver probably is still in play and I think Toronto might be another option as Clutch mentioned. Would Memphis be interested? They keep looking to add another "star" player and have an abundance of role players available for trades. Probably players Orlando would love to have.

Nevertheless, whoever Francis gets traded for, you can BANK on the fact Wesibrod will get 50 cents on the dollar.

 

I'll say it again. The Photographer should apologize. The paparazzi are always up in your face and they all know they are partly responsible when they get popped for being in your face. Don't kid yourselves. They know it too. So make of it what you will. But that photographer needs to be a man and take some responsibility for what happened.

 

Who cares?!?

I'm just glad I no longer have to root for the guy.

 

maybe steve mistook the cameraman for his career.

/sorry

 

Right now, SF isn't worth 50 cents.

Sorry, man, you left that wide open. (And I am NOT a SF hater).

 

Double-edged sword. Without the cameraman to capture Steve Francis in action, he isn't making eight figures a year.

How would that apology go, "I'm sorry this season has become such a trainwreck for you that you decided it would be appropriate to kick me, even though I'm part of the reason you're famous"?

 

just because the dude is 'in your face' don't mean you can kick the guy. francis is paid to be a basketball player, not to be Blade. Sure he could be a offbase with his incident report IF he DIDN'T get kicked, but judging by francis' startling and convincing defense:

"He threw my legs down, man. That was it," Francis said Friday night. "No. Uh, uh. I don't know what happened."

It's kind of easy to see why we believe he did.

 

Let's wait on the video. I'll eat my words if it doesn't clearly show SF messed up big time. And I will join everyone in blasting David Stern and the NBA. I don't think they would have suspended him indefinitely unless the video was pretty clear.

 

The photographer was an NBA employee. That's pretty far removed from paparazzi.

Still, I'd be willing to give Steve the benefit of the doubt if he hadn't already proven himself to be a punk many times over the length of his career.