Love says KO play was "bush-league" and "on purpose"

[Moranis]

it may not have been a basketball play, but I doubt Kelly "freakin" Olynyk the enforcer meant to injure love. what are the odds you can even dislocate someones shoulder by tugging on someones arm?

what Perkins and JR Smith did were much worse...because they intentionally were trying to injure crowder.

Whether he intended to injure him or not, if it was a non-basketball play (which it appears to have been), I suspect KO will get suspended.

[Drucci]

Love's straight-down runaway to the locker-room and his whining post-game are simply new arguments proving he is not the answer for Boston moving forward, especially as a free-agent landing max money.

He was as "guilty" as Olynyk since both were tangled. Bad luck happens, get over it.

[TheTruthFot18]

If KO boxes you out and injures you, you need to work on your rebounding skills and hit the gym.

Even Sully and Turner thought Love was nuts saying KO can't even box out.

[wdleehi]

I am frankly embarrassed for Kevin Love.  He will never live this down; it is emblematic of how he has carried himself, on and off court, for his entire pro career.  Right now, he is the laughing stock of the NBA world.  If you don't believe that, just check out the reaction from around the league.  Maybe KL believes that Olynyk is some kind of brutal enforcer, the Mike Ehmentraut of the NBA (and Brad Stevens as Gus Fring!). 

"Hoisted by his own petard."  Rather ironic and amusing that the King of the Armlock wound up being injured precisely because someone used his own maneuver against him in reply.

Like all the things Pierce did? 


The head bandage playoff game?


The playoff game he was carried off the court only to return?



Those were things fans of other teams used to believe that Pierce was soft. 


Did those moments define Pierce's career?




Love got hurt.  He is out at least two weeks.  He is emotional about being removed from his first crack at the playoffs. 




Still want him on the Celtics next year.  He becomes their best low post offensive player and their best outside threat. 

[Snakehead]

Every time I buy into Love more he does something I'm not sure about.  I really don't like his response here.  It doesn't fit Olynyk at all, a guy who we have seen get cheapshotted and not respond at all, like no reaction just stand there and then express no anger to the media.

Then telling Silver it would be just for him to punish Olynyk and he should quickly?  Really don't like the response.

I am a big LeBron fan and I really don't like the response to Crowder either.  I didn't like what Perk did and found it to be worse than you'd see from Perkins than when he was here.  Plus Smith.  Crowder really got beat up and for what?  Playing hard?  The Smith play in particular was by far the worst thing to happen on the day and the Perk one is probably next.  Perk even further instigated a fight and the refs just double teched.

[Sixth Man]

I am frankly embarrassed for Kevin Love.  He will never live this down; it is emblematic of how he has carried himself, on and off court, for his entire pro career.  Right now, he is the laughing stock of the NBA world.  If you don't believe that, just check out the reaction from around the league.  Maybe KL believes that Olynyk is some kind of brutal enforcer, the Mike Ehmentraut of the NBA (and Brad Stevens as Gus Fring!). 

"Hoisted by his own petard."  Rather ironic and amusing that the King of the Armlock wound up being injured precisely because someone used his own maneuver against him in reply.

Like all the things Pierce did? 

The head bandage playoff game?

The playoff game he was carried off the court only to return?

Those were things fans of other teams used to believe that Pierce was soft. 

Did those moments define Pierce's career?

Love got hurt.  He is out at least two weeks.  He is emotional about being removed from his first crack at the playoffs. 

Still want him on the Celtics next year.  He becomes their best low post offensive player and their best outside threat.

Hope you don't mind, but I have reduced the acres of space in between each of your sentences.  Like many NBA offenses, you may need some work on your spacing...

Paul Pierce is not Kevin Love.  PP turned out to be something other than 'soft.'  KL has yet to manage that transformation, and I would have to say that after viewing his histrionics yesterday, it's unlikely that he ever will.  If you want a hilariously weak-minded poof like Kevin Love leading the Celts, that's your prerogative, but I wouldn't want him ruining the locker room atmosphere the way he did at Minny. 

[apc]

So whats a 'Bush-League' anyway?

[Drucci]

Seconds before the "incident" :



Who instigated it then?

[wdleehi]

I am frankly embarrassed for Kevin Love.  He will never live this down; it is emblematic of how he has carried himself, on and off court, for his entire pro career.  Right now, he is the laughing stock of the NBA world.  If you don't believe that, just check out the reaction from around the league.  Maybe KL believes that Olynyk is some kind of brutal enforcer, the Mike Ehmentraut of the NBA (and Brad Stevens as Gus Fring!). 

"Hoisted by his own petard."  Rather ironic and amusing that the King of the Armlock wound up being injured precisely because someone used his own maneuver against him in reply.

Like all the things Pierce did? 

The head bandage playoff game?

The playoff game he was carried off the court only to return?

Those were things fans of other teams used to believe that Pierce was soft. 

Did those moments define Pierce's career?

Love got hurt.  He is out at least two weeks.  He is emotional about being removed from his first crack at the playoffs. 

Still want him on the Celtics next year.  He becomes their best low post offensive player and their best outside threat.

Hope you don't mind, but I have reduced the acres of space in between each of your sentences.  Like many NBA offenses, you may need some work on your spacing...

Paul Pierce is not Kevin Love.  PP turned out to be something other than 'soft.'  KL has yet to manage that transformation, and I would have to say that after viewing his histrionics yesterday, it's unlikely that he ever will.  If you want a hilariously weak-minded poof like Kevin Love leading the Celts, that's your prerogative, but I wouldn't want him ruining the locker room atmosphere the way he did at Minny.

I never said Pierce was soft.  I am just pointing out two incidents in the playoffs that lead fans of other teams (and in the case of the head bandage, come Celtics fans) to question Pierce's toughness. 


A guys was legitimately injured and was angry about it.  That never happens. 

Therefore, he must be soft.  (also because he plays with Lebron)

[zubi.anaba]

Love's straight-down runaway to the locker-room and his whining post-game are simply new arguments proving he is not the answer for Boston moving forward, especially as a free-agent landing max money.

Pretty sure his presence of mind was to get to trainer or Dr. asap -so there would be less damage to ligaments or muscle hence missing the least amount of time due to the injury. Not sure how you can fault him for that

Seconds before the "incident" :



Who instigated it then?

Ppl get tangled up all the times going for rebound. However this is what KO did




Clearly KO has a hold of his wrist, yanking it, and pushing down at the shoulder with full force using both his arms. That def is not a bball play in anyway shape or form or else ppl would be dislocating their arms while battling for rebounds all the time

[Roy H.]

Love's straight-down runaway to the locker-room and his whining post-game are simply new arguments proving he is not the answer for Boston moving forward, especially as a free-agent landing max money.

Pretty sure his presence of mind was to get to trainer or Dr. asap -so there would be less damage to ligaments or muscle hence missing the least amount of time due to the injury. Not sure how you can fault him for that

Yeah.  I got my shoulder dislocated, and was told that one of the key factors in reducing pain and aiding recovery is to get the shoulder back into place immediately.  Assuming that the shoulder was still out of joint, he did the smart thing.

Seconds before the "incident" :



Who instigated it then?

Ppl get tangled up all the times going for rebound. However this is what KO did




Clearly KO has a hold of his wrist, yanking it, and pushing down at the shoulder with full force using both his arms. That def is not a bball play in anyway shape or form or else ppl would be dislocating their arms while battling for rebounds all the time

It certainly looks dirty in those two still frames, but I think KO's intent was probably more to be physical -- and perhaps cause a little pain, who knows? -- instead of causing major injury.

[Moranis]

Love's straight-down runaway to the locker-room and his whining post-game are simply new arguments proving he is not the answer for Boston moving forward, especially as a free-agent landing max money.

Pretty sure his presence of mind was to get to trainer or Dr. asap -so there would be less damage to ligaments or muscle hence missing the least amount of time due to the injury. Not sure how you can fault him for that

Yeah.  I got my shoulder dislocated, and was told that one of the key factors in reducing pain and aiding recovery is to get the shoulder back into place immediately.  Assuming that the shoulder was still out of joint, he did the smart thing.

Seconds before the "incident" :



Who instigated it then?

Ppl get tangled up all the times going for rebound. However this is what KO did




Clearly KO has a hold of his wrist, yanking it, and pushing down at the shoulder with full force using both his arms. That def is not a bball play in anyway shape or form or else ppl would be dislocating their arms while battling for rebounds all the time

It certainly looks dirty in those two still frames, but I think KO's intent was probably more to be physical -- and perhaps cause a little pain, who knows? -- instead of causing major injury.

It looks dirty because it was.  I don't think he wanted to injure him, but he clearly pulled on his arm in a non-basketball play.  That is dirty no matter how you look at it.  And even in the supposed instigating play, I see KO's arm across the chest of Love from behind, which is a foul, is it not?

[Fafnir]

I love what the Inside the NBA guys are saying about this situation. They're basically saying he'll regret saying that, because two of his teammates did worse stuff.  Also, they said its just playoff basketball, and they pointed out that Love was doing the exact same thing lol

Total non-issue. Ridiculous that this has been blown up like this. Every basketball analyst covering this issue has said the same thing, too.

I don't blame Love for saying/thinking that, just being emotional after a pretty serious injury. It happens.

Plenty of other arm bars, throw downs, and pushs in the back that happened that series. Love just got hurt on that one, bad luck for him.

[Sixth Man]

I am frankly embarrassed for Kevin Love.  He will never live this down; it is emblematic of how he has carried himself, on and off court, for his entire pro career.  Right now, he is the laughing stock of the NBA world.  If you don't believe that, just check out the reaction from around the league.  Maybe KL believes that Olynyk is some kind of brutal enforcer, the Mike Ehmentraut of the NBA (and Brad Stevens as Gus Fring!). 

"Hoisted by his own petard."  Rather ironic and amusing that the King of the Armlock wound up being injured precisely because someone used his own maneuver against him in reply.

Like all the things Pierce did? 

The head bandage playoff game?

The playoff game he was carried off the court only to return?

Those were things fans of other teams used to believe that Pierce was soft. 

Did those moments define Pierce's career?

Love got hurt.  He is out at least two weeks.  He is emotional about being removed from his first crack at the playoffs. 

Still want him on the Celtics next year.  He becomes their best low post offensive player and their best outside threat.

Hope you don't mind, but I have reduced the acres of space in between each of your sentences.  Like many NBA offenses, you may need some work on your spacing...

Paul Pierce is not Kevin Love.  PP turned out to be something other than 'soft.'  KL has yet to manage that transformation, and I would have to say that after viewing his histrionics yesterday, it's unlikely that he ever will.  If you want a hilariously weak-minded poof like Kevin Love leading the Celts, that's your prerogative, but I wouldn't want him ruining the locker room atmosphere the way he did at Minny.

I never said Pierce was soft.  I am just pointing out two incidents in the playoffs that lead fans of other teams (and in the case of the head bandage, come Celtics fans) to question Pierce's toughness. 


A guys was legitimately injured and was angry about it.  That never happens. 

Therefore, he must be soft.  (also because he plays with Lebron)

I am pointing out that you shouldn't attempt to conflate the cases of two
very different players.  No one is suggesting that he is 'soft' because he
was 'angry' about the injury, but I am asserting that he is 'soft' based on
the ever-whinging nature of his public behavior, as well as this particular
interview.  I couldn't care less that he plays with LeBron, but then I don't
have any particular animus toward LBJ, unlike many others. 

[LilRip]

I am frankly embarrassed for Kevin Love.  He will never live this down; it is emblematic of how he has carried himself, on and off court, for his entire pro career.  Right now, he is the laughing stock of the NBA world.  If you don't believe that, just check out the reaction from around the league.  Maybe KL believes that Olynyk is some kind of brutal enforcer, the Mike Ehmentraut of the NBA (and Brad Stevens as Gus Fring!). 

"Hoisted by his own petard."  Rather ironic and amusing that the King of the Armlock wound up being injured precisely because someone used his own maneuver against him in reply.

Like all the things Pierce did? 


The head bandage playoff game?


The playoff game he was carried off the court only to return?



Those were things fans of other teams used to believe that Pierce was soft. 


Did those moments define Pierce's career?




Love got hurt.  He is out at least two weeks.  He is emotional about being removed from his first crack at the playoffs. 




Still want him on the Celtics next year.  He becomes their best low post offensive player and their best outside threat.

When Love gets stabbed multiple times and still plays a full season as a starter, or when he gets his teeth knocked out and still comes back and finishes the game, let me know.