Is This a Flagrant 2 Ejection?

[Red Finger]

 

[ThomOsborneMD]

Against the ball maybe

 

[Lionsfan93]

I used to love the NBA...

And not like a long time ago, like 2 or 3 years ago. What the hell happened? I haven't watched a game in two years now because it is just so hard to watch. It's an embarrassment...

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Probably borderline. Wind up and contact with the head, so I can see why the refs tossed him, but calling it either way seems justifiable.

 

[Lionsfan93]

Probably borderline. Wind up and contact with the head, so I can see why the refs tossed him, but calling it either way seems justifiable.

Probably borderline? He barely touched him and made a play on the ball...

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Probably borderline? He barely touched him and made a play on the ball...

He wound up and made contact with his face. I was fine with a flagrant 2, I would have been fine with a flagrant 1. It's dumb that this foul is probably going to get more discussion than the Suns team, but it do be like that I guess

 

[BingoDingo]

Probably not Flagrant 2.

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

It feels like a lot of helmet to helmet ejections (CTB's hit against MN sticks out). Sure, you can read the rules to interpret this as an ejection play, but that really seems like a pedantic way to ref.

 

[Red Finger]

I didn't see it live. Happened to talk to my brother a little while after who was watching and he said it was definitely a flagrant 2 and there was a short scuffle after words. Looked it up quick and saw a flagrant 1, didn't see a flagrant 2 at all...but like I said my brother thought it was definitely ejection worthy. He was sorta adamant about it, haha.

What's kinda surprising is they tossed Jokic...the league MVP. We know how the NBA loves their stars...

 

[Baron Winnebago]

The inside of his elbow smoked Payne’s nose, but I don’t think he intended it.

I think he intended to hack to shit out of him, but the face contact was mostly bad luck.

 

[Jim14510]

The better question is why are basketball players almost as big of pussies as soccer players?

 

[Red Finger]

The better question is why are basketball players almost as big of pussies as soccer players?

Agreed, I actually enjoy watching the NBA....specifically the small market teams. Fair less flopping and preferential treatment. I don't understand why the NBA allows their players (mainly the All-stars) to act like a bunch of prima donnas. It hurts the overall product imo. Watching my Grizzlies play the LA Lebrons this year was really annoying to watch. Lebron got sooo many calls.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Agreed, I actually enjoy watching the NBA....specifically the small market teams. Fair less flopping and preferential treatment. I don't understand why the NBA allows their players (mainly the All-stars) to act like a bunch of prima donnas. It hurts the overall product imo. Watching my Grizzlies play the LA Lebrons this year was really annoying to watch. Lebron got sooo many calls.

Two of big things the league need to reign in are flopping/flailing to get calls and offensive players creating contact in unnatural ways to draw fouls. Regularly sending dudes to the line on bullshit 3pt foul calls is way too valuable to continue the trend