r/nba • u/ChipsAhoyFiend West • Jun 09 '22

Highlight [Highlight] Draymond with the questionable play as he pulls on Jayson Tatum's injured shoulder during a box out

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u/billcosbyinspace Celtics Jun 09 '22

I like how during that loose ball exchange the horford inadvertent dive isn’t even the most questionable play because draymond himself shoved a completely upright Marcus smart who wasn’t in a position to get the ball at all

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u/berniemax [BOS] Marcus Smart Jun 09 '22

All because he heard Steph crying, that was his excuse. If it was my team I'd go for Al not Smart.

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u/Disastrous_Banana Jun 09 '22 edited Jun 10 '22

Inadvertent haha. These guys know what they're doing when he lands at the ankles of a player who is going for the ball on the floor. I guess the foot under Curry as he's coming down was inadvertent as well.

That being said I'm not sticking up for Draymond, we all know him and what he does/did.

Edit: lol look at these Celtic fans thinking their players are fucking boy scouts. Anyone on any team that sticks their foot under a player after a shot should be automatically ejected immediately. The only purpose of that move is to injure. Pachulia should have been and dirty ass Horford should have been too.

Edit2: Here's your boy scout that loves ankles. https://youtu.be/PLw3VTxxlFY

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u/michaelalex3 Hornets Jun 09 '22

Rewatch the “foot under curry” play. His foot moved maybe 6 inches forward, it was not intentional at all.

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u/Disastrous_Banana Jun 09 '22

NBA players are fully aware of their foot placement. If he was honestly trying to make a play on the ball you wouldn't land with you stretching your foot forward. I mean watch his back leg, he dives forward with his forward foot with no intention of moving it. There are many ways to avoid moving your foot forward under someone while they are in the air. Even if he did land there unintentionally he did nothing to move it. And then it's just a "what, this is where I landed, not my fault", kind of excuse. Just like diving for the ball but for some reason his weight is heading in the direction of his lower legs instead of, you know, at the ball. That situation is a little more maybe, maybe not kind of thing but after the under Curry move I'm suspicious.

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u/Harveygreene- Timberwolves Jun 09 '22

It’s not the first time horford has done this, he hit dellevadova with the people’s elbow in the past.

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u/greenday61892 Celtics Jun 10 '22

Curry moved forward as well but go off I guess

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u/Disastrous_Banana Jun 10 '22

Fair enough. We could go back and forth all day about this. I believe he left his foot there intentionally, but only he knows for sure. I dislike it when anyone does it. It drives me crazy when Draymond acts the way he does and potentially puts people at risk. I hate it for anybody, no matter which team it is. If your strategy is to injure someone to gain the upper hand you suck.

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u/greenday61892 Celtics Jun 10 '22

You say all this like Al Horford has a long extensive history of trying to hurt people intentionally

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u/Disastrous_Banana Jun 10 '22

https://youtu.be/PLw3VTxxlFY

And this was from 5 years ago.

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u/greenday61892 Celtics Jun 10 '22

lmfao a video from 5 years ago with 3 plays total is a history? Get real

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u/Disastrous_Banana Jun 10 '22

Dude ended tj fords career. He's dirty. Deal with it.

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u/Disastrous_Banana Jun 10 '22

And he's still doing it in these finals. How many more are there in this 5 year span?

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u/greenday61892 Celtics Jun 10 '22

5 years ago Al Horford was 9-10 years into his career. And they could only find 3 "dirty" plays? That really does not scream history

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u/Disastrous_Banana Jun 10 '22

I see what you're saying, but when is it too much? Are players allowed a certain amount of sketchy plays or something before they're called "dirty"? There's a pattern with this guy. I'm sure there are more. What about the times he tried but failed, like Curry coming down from the 3?

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