Nets guard Devin Harris tackled Clippers forward Blake Griffin last night in Los Angeles. The refs ruled the play a flagrant 2 foul and Harris was immediately ejected with 6:42 left in the second quarter.
He should've just been called for interference and the Clippers should've gotten the ball at the 2, first and goal to go. I guess it's part of David Stern's collaboration with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to crack down on "unnecessary" contact.
This is just good, hard, physical basketball. Blake Griffin's official rookie welcome to the NBA. As for Devin Harris, no suspension is necessary. He already missed more than half the game after being ejected. The Nets won without him anyway, 110-96. The Clippers are now 1-10.
The whole Clippers franchise should be given a two game suspension for continuing to be horrible year after year. They make the league look worse than the Malice at the Palace and Tim Donaghy combined.
Besides, a full-franchise suspension would be a good test for contracting them next season. The NBA would survive and the city of Los Angeles probably wouldn't even notice. Doesn't LA already have enough basketball with the Lakers?
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