Gobert thinks Waiters tried to injure him

[jazzfan1971]

I think it is extremely difficult to judge his intent here. Pretty reckless though.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

It seems obvious that he switched from chasing the ball to throwing himself into Rudy. Very dirty play.

 

[LogGrad98]

I think he intentionally changed direction toward Rudy, causing him to hit Rudy in the legs. I do not think he intended to injure Rudy specifically. I think he was trying to keep Rudy from getting to the ball. However, just like I may not intend to kill anyone when I pull the trigger, I would still pay the price if someone were hurt or killed. For intentionally causing contact that caused an injury he should get suspended for a game or three.

Regardless of intent, it’s s dangerous non basketball move. Stuff like that shouldn’t be tolerated.

You didn't read many posts did you?

 

[Coach Ellis]

You didn't read many posts did you?

I missed that one for sure. Great take on things.

 

[str8line]

Based on the comments for this article it looks like most people think it was dirty:


https://www.yahoo.com/sports/rudy-gobert-dion-waiters-crashing-212017627.html

 

[MT Steve]

To be honest, it looked like he just lost his balance or was trying not to drive himself into the ground head-first, which is where his momentum looked to be taking him.

 

[str8line]

To be honest, it looked like he just lost his balance or was trying not to drive himself into the ground head-first, which is where his momentum looked to be taking him.

Weird, it seems obvious to me that he went for his knee.

 

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

This is similar to the play that tore my acl, mcl, lcl and meniscus.

It was only a flesh wound!

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

To be honest, it looked like he just lost his balance or was trying not to drive himself into the ground head-first, which is where his momentum looked to be taking him.

This requires ignoring the moment were he got recentered on his feet. I believe he could have easily stood back up at that point if he had wanted to. He could have also made a lunge for the ball, but I think he could tell he was unlikely to reach it. So instead he ducked his head and threw his weight into Gobert's shin.

 

[Magic Spray]

Add Waiters to the list of dickless scrub players that have taken out Jazz players with non-basketball plays with 0 repercussions.