Well, it’s hard to believe that the NBA season is coming to a close. It seems as though just yesterday LeBron was having his hour-long TV program about who he was going to pick for his new team. I personally didn’t watch a lot of basketball this year, mainly because my team, The Golden State Warriors, are rarely televised in Venezuela. I watched a lot of Miami Heat basketball, along with the Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets. I must say it was a very interesting playoffs; the Spurs, a team that is known winning 60 games a season, were knocked off by the Grizzlies, a team that have never won a playoff game. The games were also very physical and cheap, players pushing each other and not acting like the role models they are, whether they like it or not. Lots of players were ejected, resulting in boos from the fans. Even though this wasn’t a “clean” playoff year, it was still fun to watch because you could see how driven and passionate these professionals were. Now, we have two teams left for the NBA championship: The Dallas Mavericks, a quiet team that are still managing to win 50-60 games a year. The other team is the Miami Heat, the powerhouse team of the east that is hated on by just about every single NBA fan. Miami, equipped with versatile wings Dwayne Wade & LeBron James, team up with center Chris Bosh to make an unstoppable trio. Although there are times when these 3 are unable to perform at an elite level, they are still able to pull out and get clutch victories. I predict the powerful Heat to win the series in 4 games; they are too good of a team to blow something like this away. Although this will be a huge, unneeded ego boost for LeBron, I feel as though he deserves it. Below are a few examples of the rough play that have made this year's playoffs infamous.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsMprVOQToM
The above video is Andrew Bynum, the Center for the Los Angeles Lakers, committing a cheap foul on JJ Barea, Point Guard for Dallas (one of the smallest players in the league). Dallas is leading the game by 32 points (the Lakers were also facing elimination), and 3 players have already been ejected for being unsportsmanlike. As Barea goes up for the layup, Bynum shoves him in midair and Barea is slammed to the ground. This is a bad example for aspiring amateurs, and the NBA should take action and suspend him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyh7NB2pVyY
Here, we have Jason Richardson, an average sized player for the Orlando Magic, standing up for his teammate after he was fouled hard against Zaza Pachulia. Both Richardson & Pachulia are known for their impertinent, arrogant conduct on the court. Richardson takes this altercation to the next level as he shoves Pachulia in the face. Both of these players were suspended for the following game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfCMqT05No8
On this play, the Miami Heat are taking on the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semi Finals. Both of these teams are equipped with superstars and they are both very aggressive. Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat is being guarded by Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics. Wade loses the ball, and trips onto Rondo. This could be the end of the clip, but Wade keeps pushing on Rondo even after the whistle is blown to end the play. He loses his balance (in my opinion, intentionally) and falls on Rondo, where Rondo awkwardly lands on his arm. Rondo dislocated his elbow but came back to finish the game. Not only does this show heroism and dedication by Rajon Rondo, but also disgusting, coy play by Dwayne Wade. He was not disciplined by the NBA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JymBxLpZ_bE&feature=related
This video once again contains Jason Richardson. Richardson, alongside Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks, are scuffling for a loose ball. After Orlando gets the ball and takes it on a fast-break play, Anthony and Richardson are tangled up. As Richardson stands up, Anthony trips him. This then happens again, except Richardson tripped Anthony.
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