There isn’t anything particularly entertaining about this clip, but it’s what passes for drama in the NBA. In last night’s Suns-Rockets game (Houston won 94-82), the Suns’ Matt Barnes took a cheap shot at Rafer Alston when his screen became more of a shove. Alston charged Barnes, Steve Nash came into the fray, Nash was pushed to the floor by Tracy McGrady, then McGrady was pushed to the floor by Shaq. No one is big enough to push Shaq to the floor, so that was pretty much that. Barnes and Alston were ejected, seven techs were handed out, and the game continued.
A lot of people are crediting the coaches and refs for keeping this under control, but I’d like to think that the soothing influence of Ron Artest had something to do with it as well.
Elsewhere: Paul Pierce game-winner… Oden returns in win… Lakers 7-0.
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where is kermit washington when you need him?
Yao is big enough to shove Shaq, but he would never bring dishoner to the house of the ninja Shaq-Fu with such disrespect.
Needs more gun violence.
I bet Rafer Alston cries a lot when he’s by himself.
On a serious note, now that Doug Christies’ not in the league, there is definitely no-one in the NBA I would rather punch in the face than Matt Barnes.
Bunch of sissies.
“Yao tackles T-Mac and throws him to the floor…”
Wrong, Homer. T-Mac got his ass handed to him by Shaq and Yao stumbled over him like a drunken sailor. Yao reminds me of a kid with downs when he does anything besides dribble a basketball.
The fight was stopped when it was revealed that Ron Artest was strapped with dynamite. But that’s how he always plays.
Everybody has is wrong. Nash just falls down, then Shaq pushes Tmac to the ground, then he THROWS Yao down, then goes after Skip. Shaq is big
o come on of COURSE they’re all on the floor. They’re basketball players!
Notice the perfect form used when each gets shoved down – to draw an offensive foul…
hold on, Steve Nash. You may want to avoid a fist-a-cuffs with a gangster with a nickname like “Skip to my Lou”
They need to attend a Bas Rutten defense class and learn how to bong, bong, bong, dangada, dangada, dang.
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