Lakers guard Trevor Ariza committed a hard flagrant foul on Blazers guard Rudy Fernandez on Monday night that resulted in the rookie being taken off the court on a stretcher.

"I wasn't as mad until I seen Trevor's reaction to the foul," said Brandon Roy after Portland's win.

"That's what sparked everybody. That's a tough foul, but don't start acting tough after you draw a hard foul like that. That's what I was more upset about, more than the foul. That's the maddest I got in a while," Roy added.

"I usually try and keep a cool head about it, but he (Ariza) started bucking about it and I was upset because my guy is laying there on the ground and you're talking trash. I was pretty upset about it."

Ariza was ejected after the play, which came in the final seconds of the third quarter.

Fernandez suffered a soft tissue injury to his upper right chest. He remained in a Portland area hospital on Monday night and is questionable for Wednesday's game against Dallas.

Via HoopsWorld

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