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Russell Westbrook gets ejected with two technical calls!

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4 years ago

February 21, 2020

Joshua

Russell Westbrook got his first technical call in the first quarter with 7 minutes to go in the game, this all happened when he was arguing a call with the refs and was given a technical. The second one would be near the end of the fourth with four minutes remaining when he bumped into Damion Lee, this caused him to exchange words with the Warriors bench and that gotten him thrown out of the game.

Here’s his explanation on what happened on the court after the game:

“I think it’s a situation where I hold myself to a very, very high standard,” Westbrook said. “I think the refs, the fans, media, the NBA [is] put in a position now where I’m not really allowed to do much. Obviously, I’m an emotional guy, but if you watched the clip, obviously, I hit Lee, but it wasn’t on purpose. I’m going to the glass, he got hit, he said something to me, I said something to him. I’m standing there, a guy [Juan Toscano-Anderson] came and snatched the ball out of my hands. Guys come running up to me, I didn’t move, but I’m always the one that gets painted to be the bad guy in the whole situation.”

“I turned around and said, ‘What did you say?’ So now everybody’s running over to me, then I’m walking towards the thing, then [Kevon] Looney steps in front of me, so I feel like I’m in a position [where people think], ‘Oh well, Russ is being Russ,’ which nobody knows what that means.”

“But I got to do a better job of holding myself accountable to a very, very high standard. And I’ll make sure I leave no room for error to allow somebody and people paint me out to be a guy that I’m not. I just think it’s unfair that after all that, I’m the only one that gets a tech or kicked out. That’s not fair. I don’t care what nobody says. It’s so many other people involved in it that are doing so many things that weren’t OK, but I’m the one that gets the tech, gets ejected, and then everybody else is cool, and goes back and play. But like I said, I take responsibility for that and I hold myself to a very high standard of which I’ll uphold.”

“I just got to control myself, that’s it, control myself,” Westbrook said. “But I’m not backing down. I’m not. I wasn’t raised that way. So I don’t back to nobody, fear nobody but God, that’s it. Fear no man but God. I’ll always protect myself under any situation, but I also got to be smarter and understand what’s on the line for me. Or what’s my legacy, who’s watching me, my kids, my family. Make sure that I’m representing my family very, very well.”

Here’s what the Rockets head coach said:

“He knows,” D’Antoni said. “He knows. He’ll play. He’s gotta play with an edge, and that’s him. And whatever happens, happens. We’ll take him. But he’ll be all right. He’s smart.”

Then the reporters asked James Harden if referees were calling fouls on him because of his reputation:

“I don’t know,” Harden said. “I think today, he got a tech and then he felt like he got fouled, I think he got fouled. So he showed his anger, as any player, if they feel like they got fouled numerous times and it wasn’t being called, they would express their emotions. I mean, everybody knows how he play and his emotion, and he did what he had to do.”

Well Westbrook is going to have to be a lot more careful as he has 13 technicals, this matters because he could get suspended for some time because of these technicals. But it doesn’t look like he cares or he isn’t worrying about it.

“You obviously got to be aware of it,” he said of the 13 technical fouls. “I’ll look at them and see which ones are real technical fouls and which ones are not. And then figure out how to do it, but I’ll be fine.”

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Pau Gasol is done with NBA and returning to Spain!

Published

3 years ago

February 23, 2021

Joshua

Pau Gasol is done with NBA and returning to Spain!

Pau Gasol is done with NBA and returning to Spain! Before we jump into this topic, let’s here from him in a statement:

“I’m happy to return to the club where I began, and I’m excited about this new opportunity: I hope to contribute to the first team very soon. I want to thank Barça and its technical staff for making it possible to join them.”

Originally tweeted by Pau Gasol (@paugasol) on February 23, 2021.

What’s happening with Gasol?

The 40-year-old is signing back with Spain’s team, Barcelona. Barcelona was his original team before going to the NBA and winning The Rookie of The Year Award when he was with Memphis.

This past Saturday, the Spanish Media Reports tried getting a scoop on Gasol and going back to Barcelona. Gasol did not want to comment on that at the time and said that he is just “focused on my recovery and I am not ready to get back to competing just yet.”

However, he made up his mind today. Only four days later. Wow fast turnaround but here we are; Gasol has won two NBA Championships, a 6-time All-Star, plus played with several teams. Of course his draft-team, the Grizzlies. He did play for the Spurs, Bucks, and Bulls. Gasol has averaged 17 points and 9 rebounds per game for his entire career.

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DeMarcus Cousins and Rockets split!

Published

3 years ago

February 23, 2021

Joshua

DeMarcus Cousins and Rockets split!

DeMarcus Cousins and Rockets split! The center, known as Boogie, has split from the Rockets. This move was already made a few days ago, so this was just a leading cause of what was going to happen.

Also, this was a metal decision for these two-sides to call it quits. The 25-game run with Boogie is over, however, he could have another run in the NBA with a team. He has been trying to come back stronger than ever after Achilles’ injuries, knee injuries, etc.

The fallout happened when DeMarcus Cousins wanted more playing time, didn’t like the way he was being utilized. As a brief note, he was the backup center behind Christian Wood. However, due to the fact that Wood has been out with ankle injuries; the Rockets have lost their last eight games.

Defensive issues were catching up with Cousins and Silas did not want to pair up two centers on the court. That would have included Woods and Cousins.

That was the final straw and this meant that the Rockets have released him, or in terms, waived him.

Cousins is averaging 9 points and 7 rebounds per game since signing with the Rockets. He is averaging 20 points per game throughout his career.

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Marcus Smart will be out until after the ASG!

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3 years ago

February 22, 2021

Joshua

Marcus Smart will be out until after the ASG!

Marcus Smart will be out until after the ASG! Even though Smart has been traveling with his team, the Celtics, he will be out until the All-Star Game is over.

Since the beginning of February, Marcus Smart has been out due to a left calf strain. However, he is scheduled to miss their next seven games due to rehab. That’s even with him shooting around, practicing, and whatnot.

So, he should be back around March 5th-10th after the All-Star Break. All-Star Game will be played on the 7th of March.

He is averaging 13 points and 6 assists for the season. The Celtics have been 5-6 with Smart missing games, defensive-lack has been key for this team since missing Smart.

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