I can’t believe I actually
agree with something Kobe Bryant had to say. According to the Los Angeles
Times, Bryant said he would have “smacked [Serge Ibaka] in the mouth” for his
hard hit below the belt on Blake Griffin.
Late in the fourth quarter Ibaka hit Griffin directly in the groin after
missing his opportunity for a rebound. Refs didn’t eject him from the game but
the hit was ruled a flagrant foul-1 for unnecessary contact.
I understand that basketball
can get pretty intense. I watched the replay several times to make sure I saw
it correctly and I still think Ibaka was out of line. He was mad that Griffin
pushed his hand and grabbed his jersey so he reacted. He deliberately hit him. Players
should never go low, everybody knows that. Ibaka should have been ejected from
that game immediately. There’s still no word on whether or not Ibaka will play in
OKC’s home game against the Lakers tonight. If he does, I bet he’ll steer clear
of Kobe.
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