Serge Ibaka is a player for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA, and he seems to be in a little bit of trouble. The Thunder were playing the Clippers the other night and Blake Griffin was boxing out Serge and he didn't like that. Serge then got upset and reached around and punched Balke Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers in the groin area. Ibaka is being fined $25,000 for this malice action.
Blake Griffin then dropped to the ground as if he got hit in his private area, and for all we know, he did get hit there. The Thunder did go on to win this game 108-104.
Although Serge Ibaka did get fined $25,000, people are not satisfied. Fans and coaches think that he should have been called with a technical foul, and people also think that Serge should have been ejected from the game. The NBA executive vice president for basketball operations, Stu Jackson, announced the fine on Tuesday. The league also gave Ibaka a flagrant foul on Tuesday.
People think that Serge should be suspended for a couple games, but I think that that would be a little too harsh on him. With the NBA standings heating up, him not playing a coulple games could cause some problems for the Oklahoma City Thunder! I feel like the NBA handled the situation just right and that everything will be okay. I sure hope so anyways!
For more information, check out http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ibaka-fined-25-000-hit-220645239--nba.html
I completely understand why the NBA has fine Ibaka for this. Being hit in that area is the worst thing that can happen to a guy physically. Plus, it wasn't provoked at all. Blake Griffin is not a dirty player by any means.
ReplyDeleteI saw this happen during the game! i thought that it was really funny honestly. Did you think that it was funny? He does in my point of view deserve the fine. I mean he is a professional and he needs to act that way.
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