The fanboys will never accept that, even if Mayo signs an affadavit that he did so. They'll blame it on the stripes, no matter what.

Mayo is quoted in an article in the previously referenced newspaper that he "brushed up against" but did not "intentionally bump" the official. He also said the official's legs got tangled which substantiates what Mountaineer says he was told by the scorekeeper.

I talked to Lazo and I didn't believe he took a dive anyway.

Chris, you miss the point. The judge would not allow the player to be suspended this week, by the state, the school or anyone else. If the school had tried to suspend him this week, they would have been going against a court order.

Why would anyone? It makes no sense and sounded more and more stupid every time someone posted it.

There was physical contact and Mayo initiated it. Whether there was a dive or not is a moot point anyway. Typical fanboy nonsense.

Interesting tidbits on the nfhs board. Including the official's report which was faxed to the press.

The official's report was included in the court filings. So was the coach's report. And that of the other two officials. That made them public records, which were put on the Web by several West Virginia media outlets.

If you want to read all the court proceedings, click here: http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/5410146.html

Neither did I. Mike is an intelligent guy but I know of no one that can think quick enough to get bumped and then decide to fake a fall. There were actually fans that made the statement that Mike planned the whole thing - incredible, huh?

IMO, we are a society that loves the sensational. The media and experts say Mayo is the next LeBron and everyone involved wants to see the show rules be damned. Every year there is the next best player coming out and things like this just don't happen while a player of this supposed magnitude is in the spotlight. So after all the great players that have went on to D1, Mayo was singled out by an official and the official forced him to bump the official? Someone who is actually considered a professional, a judge, actually allowed this mess to go unpunished allowing the player to play in an "important" game. This is our society.
On another/better note, did Sportscenter ever run the story about Scottie Reynolds in high school? This is a kid who was late for games because he had a conflict with Bible class! That story isn't as sensational as a player playing withing the guidelines of the rules, but I think he is doing pretty good in the Big East right now.

Don't be such a pawn/lemming. Many people don't understand the fact that Kobe spent many of his young years in another country and has had trouble fitting in here.

Furthermore, yeah whatever. :D

If you look at the report, you will see that it was faxed from the association directly to the media. Once it became a court document, it became public, but that is not how it happened. Alledgedly.

I don't think this is right. The TRO was issued against the WVSSA (or whatever the initials are). The school was not and is not restrained by that legal proceeding in any way. If the school had tried to do something, too, perhaps Mayo would have sought a TRO against it, but the school itself is not prevented from suspending a player just because he got a TRO against the WVSSA.

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Watching ESPN this morning and first thing they are complaining because Anthony doesn't get picked by the coaches for the All-Star game.

The coaches seem to have gotten the point that the NBA is perceived as being nothing but "bad guys".

Now to see if Stern follows suit and doesn't put him on the team as a replacement for the injured.

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David

I don't know that we know that for a fact but....let's say the school wasn't covered by the TRO. They suspend him. He goes back to court, to the same judge and gets another TRO. What's the point?

Makes no difference, he wasn't going to be suspended this week.