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June 5, 2018Although a player would never (or at least rarely ever) wish an injury on an opponent, it’s common practice to move out of the way of the teammate if you are in the way of him making a play or helping your teammate up or keeping them up if they are about to fall down, whether it be into a bench, the stands, the dugout, or anywhere else. For an opponent, many players either get out of the way if the player is running toward them (rather than catch your teammate running at you) or stand your ground if they happen to come your way.
For some reason, much like some other rules that don’t seem to apply to Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, those habits don’t seem to apply to the sharpshooter either.
At the end of the third quarter during Game 2, Curry threw up a three-pointer as time expired and instead of staying upright, he decided to step back, not only onto the sidelines but directly in the Cavs’ bench. He didn’t have to do that, but he did it anyway. So when the point guard tried to walk over to Golden State’s bench, he decided to stay off the court, walking right in front of the wine and gold’s bench and directly into Kendrick Perkins legs, which the big man didn’t move. Why didn’t he move them, you ask? Why did he have to? He didn’t, actually.
Like they always do, Golden State blew it out of proportion, telling ESPN’s Chris Haynes that it was a dangerous play, one where Curry could have suffered a serious injury.
Some Warriors believe it was a dangerous play by Perkins and told ESPN that was the reason the 6-foot-3 guard confronted the 6-foot-10 center, resulting in the two standing face-to-face and exchanging words in front of the Cavaliers bench before being separated.
The fear was Curry could have sprained an ankle or suffered a knee injury. The incident occurred when Curry tossed up a wild shot in an attempt to beat the buzzer and his momentum carried him backward.
If he was so worried about the possibility of getting seriously hurt, why even back off the court and take the chance? Perkins didn’t have to move, and he stood his ground, as he should have. The fact that the 6-foot-3 guard then tried to go face-to-face against the 6-foot-10 center is hysterical, honestly. He needed Draymond Green to have his back, much like he did have at the end.
Something seems to make me think that if Perkins were in uniform throughout this series, Curry wouldn’t have confronted him. But he decided to make way too big of a deal out of it and turn something that should have been nothing into a headline.
Is there any chance Perk can dress for Game 3 and the rest of the series, please?