Celtics_Champs wrote:The league can't be that ignorant, can they?
oh we both know the answer to that
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FakeScreenName123 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
partially. dude got right up and didnt even show him the respect to face him when he threw the sign.
but partially cos thats what the exact sign is.... why else would he be fined? why? what other meaning would deserve that? why?
greenbeans wrote:wow. . what a joke. the league obviously has NO idea what is going on. would they fine a hawks player for throwin up the A. . or any player reppin his city?? its the same as poppin your jersey.
this is Boston, we throw the 3s round here.
check the avvy
Shade wrote:What needs to be understood is the relevance of using the sign in a particular way.
Obviously, when some players hit a three pointer, they throw it to signify "three points."
What relevance would Pierce have had to throw the sign when he did? Was it to mean "3 points?" Of course not, as that wouldn't make any sense. To signify "I'm from Boston and wear Adidas and listen to rap?" Again, it makes no sense in that context. Pierce was obviously pissed at Horford and made a gesture that was intended to send a message to Horford.
It's just common sense.
Bigmiketruth wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
And what sense would it make to throw a gang sign in that situation? Theres holes just as big in the logic that its a gang sign. Either way he's challenging it so there it is.
Darth Celtic wrote:what shows u the nba is out for the celtics, and always will be until stern is out of office, is that Horford did not get a tech, or a fine, or anything for what he did.
Perk gets techs for staring at a guy, not talking, not moving.
Yet he can jump up and down pointing and screaming while running right at pierce, and nothing.
Would not have affected that game at all, we had loss, but it would have let him know u can't do it, now the c's will retaliate, and somebody will get a t for us, or an ejection. Just plain old poor officiating and pathetic, pathetic leadership by the nba commish.