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Others have noted that the he-was-walking-away argument doesn't hold water. I agree, but for different reasons. I think that Rush had already made the decision to whack Perkins due to the arm-flailing tantrum he threw immediately following Rush's first call.
It's interesting the way this worked out for Perkins. If he had never turned away, and just stopped the hysterics after the first series of gestures, then he wouldn't have had people running to dismiss his obscenity. Further, if he hadn't uttered the obscenity, it would have been much clearer to the masses that the gestures were what did the trick.
Another item I haven't seen mentioned is that Rush had just whacked the Magic's Matt Barnes a few minutes earlier, so everyone should have recognized that they were on notice.
Duncan and Pierce are the two biggest whiners I know of, but Perkins is the biggest cry-baby in the league. I have zero sympathy for him here.
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