Buried in Peter Vecsey’s Sunday Column, This:
NBA | Kobe Bryant - Star calls
by Memphis Bengal on Sunday, April 12th, 2009 at 10:28am
Five seconds to go last Sunday, my Paper Clips down three, Kobe Bryant informs Eric Gordon, who buried a 3 on the previous possession, “Don’t worry about it, you’re not going to take this shot. I’m gonna hold you the whole time, and they’re not gonna call a foul.” Clips inbound, Bryant horse-collars Gordon the entire five seconds, Lakers win. The refs’ explanation: Gordon was holding Kobe. Yup, that’s rational. Gordon held Kobe on offense so he wouldn’t have to catch and shoot!
Awesome. If that’s remotely how that went down, yet another reason why Mark Cuban cannot rage against the corrupt David Stern machine enough for my tastes when it comes to the piece of shit NBA refereeing.