League Looking at Incident Between KG and Andrew Bogut, Garnett Should Be Suspended

KG is and always will be a thug;
Never like MJ, Kareem, Duncan , Magic, Bird not
even like Shaq this guy is a low life;

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Keep dreaming. The NBA won't suspend KG unless he actually punches a guy.

He's a bully and knows he can get away with this stuff. No way the league kills this cash cow.

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Brett Edwards always the most umbiased 'writer' here (note the heavy sarcasm) if you think this was worthy of suspension you need a clue. The nba=boring now. Players get into fights and this was not suspension worthy. If you think it is, how sad. NBA front office=joke. If KG was on your team I bet none of you would be complaining and whining.

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I won't debate you that the NBA front office is making the game soft, but the rules still apply to everyone. Since last year KG has been exempt from this to the point of it being ridiculous. Anyone else would have gotten at least a tech and probably a suspension for the sh*t he pulled on Calderon a few weeks ago. This one was too blatant to ignore and hopefully a step in the right direction,

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I guess no one here knows basketball. Thats what the game is all about. I don't think he should be suspended and the only reason Bogut got thrown out is because it was his 2nd TF in the game. KG is the most intense player in the game he is not a bully you cant bully a grown man. All he wants is to WIN don't be mad because your A loser!!!!!!!

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another brett edward crap piece....are you finished kissing kobe's @$$?

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KG is a ass****. He is bully. Remember how his teamate peeler beated him and he could not do anything? Wish Ron will hit him one day...

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Geez, give Brett a break. I may be mistaken, but I thought this was a freaking blog (?), where somewhat bias opinions are somewhat expected/understandable. No, KG's not a "thug," persay, but there are times when he does things, like this w/ Bogut and that bs he pulled w/ Calderon that should be brought attention to by the refs and punished accordingly. Yeah, he's the NBA's posterchild for intensity/passion, but he needs to calm down w/ the childish antics...

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To all you weighing in on this i think you all have valid points. The thing that i think about with KG pulling these "passion" stunts is, I think the league should escalate his warnings-penalties every time he does it. And since they have let it slide in the past with warning it might have been the appropriate time to put a stop to it and let him know they are for real about giving the right image to kids growing up watching their heros and then reacting it in their junior high/high school/city leagues. Their is a difference between playing with emotion and channeling that emotion into your game or channeling it at an opposing player. It takes a more mature player to do the the former and maybe KG hasnt yet reached that (even though he is getting up there in NBA years). I really thought he would come back this year after winning a championship and act like a true champ and take his anger and use it to fuel his drive to WIN. There is a difference between wanting to win and getting even with someone on the court because THEY are playing dirty. Dont degrade yourself to their level, turn the other cheek and play harder. What do you have to prove to the guy? Your the champion right now....
P.S. To the guy wanting KG to get popped. Forget Ron hitting him, how about a Jermaine O'Neal crow-hop.HA! He laid out that one dude in the brawl....

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bottomline, all it showed is that KG has the heart and love to play this game, hard and tough, not play it like some whiny faker laker dude that Brett Edwards obviously adores...how does pau @$$ taste little brettie eddie...

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the league will not do anything, they want the fans in the seats, and this is what will happen when boston plays. no class a true example of ainge type of basketball

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I do think KG is a good player, but he just has a serious problem with WHITE guys that hit him. Didn't he punch Wally Szczerbiak and Rick Rickert for no reason (during PICK-UP games) while playing for Minnesota? Because Garnett is who he is, the league won't take drastic action.

I'm just waiting for the day for somone to intentionally nail him in the face... I don't think Z has been following basketball too long. Garnett has always had this attitude. Remember he wanted over $100 million for his contract with MN and raised a stink about it? He really acts like a baby sometimes... you never saw other great power forwards (Duncan, Barkley, Malone) act that way (unless they were pushed to the limit).

Classiest? Please. Show me John Stockton and Hakeem. KG is not even in the same league as those guys. Hell, I can even make the point his level of play is not worth of the HOF because he's playing an era where there is no defense.

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Im a boston fan and i agree in the suspension in TODAYS rules. I also agree that its way too soft. But lets not pretend its only KG who gets off. Superstars always get it easy, and the "average" players (not skill wise, but superstar vs non superstar wise), get shafted.

Welcome to the NBA in the 21st century.

Yay.

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Right on mAURICE, you get hit in the face twice, you hit back and Bogut clearly flopped on that hit, it wasn't even that hard, you could clearly see in the replay, Bogut gets hit in the face, a few seconds later he reacts...hehe...what a flop

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maurice lucas said that in his day kg would get punched cuz the fine was $500....somebody shoul give kg and his mouth a beating....not kill him but end his season

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I watched the game and have seen the replay of what happened and can only say that what KG did was a normal reaction to being hit in the face. A technical foul was all that was necessary in this situation. Why blow it out of proportion just because he isn`t on your "favorites" list! He is a normal human being and will strike back after being hit.

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