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(Video) Rajon Rondo Continues To Dominate In Postgame Interview

Rajon Rondo is a tremendous player, but he tends to have a little bit of an issue scoring the ball late in games. I won’t go as far as saying he is scared, but he does pass up shots and defer to teammates in crunch-time….well a lot. Last night though may have been his coming [...]

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4 days ago

Video: Full Kevin Garnett Reaction After Game 1

Garnett followed up his season-best effort against Atlanta in Game 6 with a new season-high in points and another sensational double-double, as well 60 percent shooting (12-of-20) from the field. Over his past two contests, Garnett is averaging 28.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, two steals and four blocks a game. After the game, KG was candid [...]

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4 days ago

The Enemies List: Philadelphia, Part II

Before every playoff series this season, we’re doing some rundowns on the opposing roster for each team. Now that the Hawks have been dispensed with, we’re onto the Sixers. Here’s Part II. Players are listed in alphabetical order. Andre Iguodala: There are five guys in the league who have a claim on the title of [...]

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4 days ago

NBA: Hawks Should Have Had Free Throw on Last-Second Foul

Mike Fratello had it right: the NBA announced today that Al Horford should have been given a free throw on Marquis Daniels’s off-ball foul at the end of Thursday’s game. At the time, ref Eric Lewis ruled that Daniels’s foul had occurred after the throw-in, making him probably the only person in the arena who [...]

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7 days ago

Game 6 Time Set For Thursday Night

Boston will face off with the Hawks on Thursday night at 8pm at TD Garden. The broadcast can be seen on TNT or CSN locally. There was a risk that it would be a 6pm tip for Boston-Atlanta, if the Nuggets failed to extend the series last night against the Lakers. That would have created [...]

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9 days ago

Atlanta Shakes Up Starting Five For Game 5

Desperate times call for desperate measures and after a blowout in Game 4, Atlanta’s head coach Larry Drew is going to shake things up a bit and add some bulk to his starting five at each position. Kirk Hinrich and Jason Collins will head to the bench, while Marvin Williams will be inserted at small [...]

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Will Kevin Garnett Be Suspended For His Scuffle With Bill Walker?

Hayes will have a full recap on the Christmas theatrics shortly, but in the interim, I wanted to throw this question out there, since I don’t think there is a clear answer.

On one hand, this was the end of the game, a heat of the moment exchange by Garnett after a tough loss. It was also likely provoked by some Bill Walker trash talk after KG’s missed jumper.

On the other hand, that should not excuse KG. Garnett was clearly the aggressor here. He made a strong slap/grab toward Walker’s throat before being saved by Baron Davis of all people. Normally, you would think the NBA would just shrug something like this off if it was just a shove, but this –as the video shows — is a little more than that. Certainly worthy of a fine for KG’s wallet and perhaps a bit more.

For now, I lean towards the no column as far as a suspension goes, especially since it’s likely Garnett was fouled on the play as well.  With that said, I wouldn’t be surprised if KG gets more than a slap on the wrist for this. 

Whatever the result, the Big Ticket has to be smarter in this situation. This team is shorthanded as is without Paul Pierce, while heading into another tough matchup on South Beach Tuesday night. Take Garnett out of that equation and you can all but pencil in a 0-2 start for Boston.

For now, I’m curious to hear everyone’s opinion on this. Will Garnett be suspended and/or fined for this hit? And should he be?

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