Gerald Wallace taken to hospital with collapsed lung

Has anybody heard about Crash's condition. Is he out for a while?

 

It was a flagrant foul. But suspension requires purposeful unsportsmanlike conduct, in my view, and that didn't appear to be the case here from that video. Maybe a full review of the game will indicate otherwise.

 

Oh no.

I think you just fried OCballfan's motherboard.

 

Still trying to blame the victim I see. I too wonder what you would say if it had been Kobe getting hurt. Bynum didn't extend his arms though, that's why your version is BS. You gaves us the video link but it seems you aren't even watching it.

He's planning to stick him with that elbow the whole way. I can't believe you have the gall to try and make this Wallace's fault "duh, his nickname is Crash..." All Wallace does is go up for the shot and Bynum got beat completely so he tried to hurt him.

There's no arm extension, it's all elbow.





And from this angle, he even tries to step on his foot or trip him.




Just accept it, it was a dirty play. Stop trying to blame Wallace, stop trying to say Bynum didn't do it on purpose. Maybe he didn't want to put him in the hospital, but he definitely wanted to put him on the floor.

 

Alright I just saw the vid, without a doubt a suspension is merited BUT give me a break, I don't think it was a dirty play or a cheap shot by Bynym a la Bruce Bowen or some of the dirtier players in NBA history, jeez. The way some folks on here are making it seem, one would think Bynum got some crazy look in his eyes as Wallace was coming to him and just gave him "The Peoples elbow" or some ish like that. Calm down.

I hope GWallace is okay because he looked to be in serious pain and the injury is serious as it is so I pray he'll be fine. Bynum SHOULD be suspended but I don't think it was a dirty play.

 

I think that's a stupid play on Bynum's part. No matter what Bynum's intention was (probably a hard foul or something), he deserves to be suspended and let him learn a lesson.

Crash obviously had a clear path to the basket until Bynum, who's not even in a good position to foul him, extended his right arm sideway and elbowed Crash's left chest.

 

HAHAHA thanks for the laugh man lol. WHen I read the second line of your first paragraph I really LOL. I was taking a sip of water and now its all over the keyboard. I'm a huge Rock fan...but in any case I agree with your assessment here.

 

welll...... i play some ball so i know sometimes you cant control what happens in games since everything happens so fast.. but when wallace got past bynum u cant argue that he didnt just stick his elbow out and then jam it backwards to try to stop wallace.. that right there is why he should be suspended. .. if he wanted to stop the play he could have just put his arms straight up and fouled him.. but nope he does purposely put his elbow out and he used some froce to throw his elbow back into wallaces rips. u can see it from his face too. . not being a laker hater or laker fan I think he does deserver a fine and suspension...

 

some of you still haven't answered my question. If you were Bynum who's out of proper defensive position, what would you have done? Someone also said here that he got texted that Bynum layed a Goldberg spear on Wallace lol maybe overreaction a little? Look I'm just as concerned as some of you all for Wallace because he's a joy to watch and you don't want anybody to get hurt like that. But its an unfortunate incident and I'm not sure why some of you all are blaming Bynum he was intentionally trying to send him to the hospital.

 

also how would everyone on this board feel if it was our Deke that did that to someone. . deke does have some dangerous elbows.... really think about it. would we all be defending deke?.... we all know deke would never want to hurt anyone purposely but he does play dangerously sometimes with his elbows...when he was younger he has taken out quite a lot of people and even elbowed yao in the throat once..

 

Wallace didn't get past him, Bynum didn't put his arms straight up but didn't wasn't poking it at his ribs either.

 

No I wouldn't be pissed and wouldn't ask for a suspension.

 

Broken rib and collapsed lung

 

OCBallfan,
if bynum moved his feet he would have been in position but since he didnt he was beat and should have just let him go. what happened to the golden boy kobe? he was beat too.

dont think bynum intended to injure him but he sure didnt make an effort to wrap him up... could grabbed him with his left arm instead of leaving his right elbow out there.

if yao did that to kobe. you would be singing a different tune.
dumb laker troll.

 

Obviously you're dumb, Wallace is faster, quicker and hence got to the paint faster than Bynum could recover, since he was drawn out to the perimeter by Okafor. He was arms length away from him hence put his arms out, it wasn't a spear out to the rib moron. And wtf does this have to do with Kobe? He gambled and he paid for it, so what? it happens to the best of players. IF he tried to wrap him up it would've been an EVEN MORE DANGEROUS PLAY considering how fast Wallace was running and and wtf was he doing jumping 12 feet from the basket? Look i'll repeat again, I hope Wallace is Ok and it was just a nasty collision but I don't think Bynum was trying to hurt the man.

 

He could have contested the shot with his hands up, not necesarily throwing up an elbow at a player who is running full speed.

For those who say that Bynum shouldnt have given up the layup, you are perfectly right but the way he did it is completely wrong. It does merit a suspension even if it wasnt on purpose

 

It didn't look dirty. I've seen harder fouls.

 

Thank you.

 

maybe YOU should watch the video. bynum took a step with his right foot then dragged his left foot instead of moving it and jumping or taking a charge. shoulda just shuffle stepped over instead of doing that lil skip/hop.
arms length? he hit him with an elbow to the rib... that's a fact. theres pictures of it posted.
i even said i dont think bynum had an intent to hurt... BUT he did hurt him because he was out of position and stuck his elbow up. probably just a self defense reaction.
he should get a game suspension for not playing the ball and not controlling his body.

 

shuffle step? he's a big dude, he can't move his feet that fast, come on man