Foul resulting in Rajon Rondo ejection

[brainbrian]

In an interview with Rondo on ESPN Rondo even admitted he deserved the first technical but that he did not mean to bump into the official and that he tripped over the officials foot as you can see is what happened in the final camera angle. I can give him the benefit of the doubt over tripping a little bit in this case but players chest bumping officials like that is a definite toss.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by brainbrian

In an interview with Rondo on ESPN Rondo even admitted he deserved the first technical but that he did not mean to bump into the official and that he tripped over the officials foot as you can see is what happened in the final camera angle. I can give him the benefit of the doubt over tripping a little bit in this case but players chest bumping officials like that is a definite toss.

Even if that is the case, he should not have been there to bump the official at all. And I am sure it did not help based on what he was saying to the official either. The bump was obvious to us, but not necessarily what was said as well.

Peace

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Even if that is the case, he should not have been there to bump the official at all. And I am sure it did not help based on what he was saying to the official either. The bump was obvious to us, but not necessarily what was said as well.

Peace

And I'm not convinced the bump was completely accidental. He was stable for a moment after the trip then continued forward one more step. I think he's bargaining for the smallest additional penalty (if any).

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

And I'm not convinced the bump was completely accidental. He was stable for a moment after the trip then continued forward one more step. I think he's bargaining for the smallest additional penalty (if any).

I do not buy that he tripped at all. And I do not see the league caring if it was accidental or not. He should not have been in his face in the first place.

Peace

[JugglingReferee]

Good calls all around on this play.

Well handled too. The referee took care of business.

[JugglingReferee]

Saw this lovely quote in the comments to the Yahoo! article:

He did trip over the ref's foot but he had no business getting in the ref's face and being that close to the ref in the first place. Gotta keep your composure during close games, especially during the playoffs. Rondo might be watching a few games with Metta World Problems.

Where's the Like button?

[bainsey]

Some of my fellow Celtic fans are calling Rondo "our version of Metta." A bit of an overstatement, IMO, but anyway...

Easy foul on Bass. I can't understand what Rondo was protesting, let alone getting to the point of getting whacked. I've seen worse bumps than that, but all Rondo had to do was back off to prevent the situation altogether.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I do not buy that he tripped at all.

Peace

Is that because it wasn't really a fake trip but an embellished trip?

[JugglingReferee]

Suspended for 1 game - Tuesday's game 2.