NBA upholds flagrant 1 for jr smith, no further discipline

Don’t forgot Westbrook storming the court then the NBA allowing him to play the following game (when they suspended Amare a decade prior and even somebody else more recently but I forgot who).

I wouldn't have a problem with the Flagrant 2, but when you watch that foul, Horford embellished the hell out of it.

Seriously, he wasn't "shoved" into the stands.

ETA - It could have been a major injury for Horford, I don't disagree.

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Don’t forgot Westbrook storming the court then the NBA allowing him to play the following game (when they suspended Amare a decade prior and even somebody else more recently but I forgot who).

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Is there are a rule that says leaving the scorer’s table is an automatic suspension? Is there a rule that says the scorer’s table is an extension of the bench?

What Smith did was actually much worse than most of the hard fouls that prompted the NBA's flagrant foul policy in the early 90's.

Horford was completely defenseless and could've easily had a bad injury. And that was Smith's goal.

I don't think horford's reaction should factor into the decision at all.

Smith put 2 hands in his back while he was defenseless in the air and pushed him, with absolutely no attempt to make a play on the ball. He admitted as much after the game.

That has the potential to lead to multiple serious injuries and should not be tolerated in any way. It was far more egregious than what derozan did.

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don't think horford's reaction should factor into the decision at all. Smith put 2 hands in his back while he was defenseless in the air and pushed him, with absolutely no attempt to make a play on the ball. He admitted as much after the game. That has the potential to lead to multiple serious injuries and should not be tolerated in any way. It was far more egregious than what derozan did.

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I agree with all of this, but that's not how the NBA works.

If Horford lands on his feet, I doubt they even call the Flagrant 1. They officiate based on the result, not the intent.

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It’s the NBA This time of year it all depends on your name and what jersey you wear. That’s it

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To be fair, suspending JR would probably do the Cavs a favor. He's been horrific.

I get what you're saying in that it didn't look like Smith pushed Horford very hard.

However, it doesn't take much of a shove to throw someone dangerously off-balance if they're pushed in the direction they're jumping. This is especially true in an alley-oop situation, where the player has their arms extended up high and probably can't use them to brace the fall.

To me, that play just smacked of "let's see if we can change the series by getting rid of Horford." Others can reasonably disagree, I think.

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They officiate based on the result, not the intent.

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They should be officiating based on the action. Neither the result nor intent has any bearing on the act that was committed.

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Horford embellished the hell out of it.
Seriously, he wasn't "shoved" into the stands.

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