[Highlight] Cole Anthony foul on Jaylen Brown. Ruled flagrant 1.
its always the player you most expect
This has to be a suspension. No way to even characterize this as a hard foul, pretty clear it’s intended to injure
Cole Anthony on some bullshit this year Ivey,sharpe now brown lol wtf and before ppl say he’s playing hard you can do that and not be a careless idiot.
Also did the same shit to Cade in the same game pretty soon after he shredded Ivey’s knee, Cade just saw it coming
If magic fans could read they would be in here to argue with you
People in this sub were doing nasty work defending Anthony earlier this year when he was diving into people’s knees
‘He’s just hustling!’
‘That’s a basketball play!’
‘He wouldn’t do that intentionally!’
Lol, it’s always been so obvious this dude is a dirty player
Draymond clearly pushed him
Hey now, he’s a dad
It’s a hard foul. How can you say he clearly tried to injure him
He wasn’t making a play towards the ball, he intentionally hooked a part of a player going up for a shot. That always leads to a dangerous situation where a player is going airborne and you intentionally fuck up their coordination and ability to land.
Thats like saying someone is going 90 through a town and hits someone at a cross walk. No, they didnt get into their car trying to kill someone. Anthony didnt grab his arm and think “Hey im gonna injure Brown”. He just didnt give a fuck if he injured Brown.
he swiped for the ball, missed, got the crook of Jaylen Brown’s arm, and thought “fuck it, if i’m not stripping the ball out of his hands, i’m damn sure gonna guarantee he doesn’t get a shot off”
this is a hard foul that every coach tells you to do. every coach I had since middle school said something along the lines of:
“if you’re gonna foul, foul hard and make sure he doesn’t get a good clean look at the basket. don’t make a dirty play, but hard fouls aren’t the same thing as a dirty play”
Exactly this. New nba is weak.
yup, only rational take in the thread.
If you’re going to foul, or know you’ve fouled already, don’t let the make the shot.
Yeah, the standard for an intentional foul in those situation is usually to wrap a guy up around the shoulders. Basically impossible to shoot, also basically impossible to hurt him. When your swing downwards towards the arm like that you are inviting bad results.
If Anthony just makes a play for the ball, and Brown lands the same way, its a hard foul but not particularly dirty. There’s no attempt to actually defend, he just wanted Brown to hit the ground.
At this point I think he’s gotta prove his innocence
No offense but what am I missing? There’s no way you think he intended to injure him by pulling on his elbow
Yeah, I honestly don’t see it either. People just run with narratives. You could say Cole did a little too much here but I don’t think he intended to hurt JB. He hurt himself on the way down. All he was trying to do was keep JB from getting 2 free points and because it went the way it did it’s “lol dirty magic”.
The Magic have had some dirty plays in this series already but this was not one of them. Anyone who actually thinks this is suspension worthy either has never played basketball or doesn’t even watch basketball
Thank god you all are here saying this because I immediately thought “Oh they must’ve rescinded that, he just wanted to prevent JB from scoring on the play because if he let’s up, there is chance it’s a made bucket.” Then I get on here and people are saying his momma hurt him when he was little and he smokes children’s tears on his off days.
It’s unfortunately JB hurt his hand, but I just don’t see the maliciousness or even the non-basketball play narrative at all.
Dude it’s wild that this is how yall see the game. Literally even in 2005 this is a standard foul to prevent a layup. Probably even 2011.
Yeah the goal of suspensions isn’t just punishment, its also deterrence against retaliation. No one on the Celtics is risking a playoff game if its clear that crossing lines will be punished in a way that actually matters to millionaires.
How did he intend to injure he gave him a hard foul with no chance at making a basket and he jammed his finger on the floor
Door is open.
Fuck Cole anthony. Hope he never has a good day
All I can say is, glad we’re not playing them in the first round. The Heat play basketball, but they’re not looking to leave the other team in a wheelchair.
Bam Adebayo has entered the chat 🤨
It’s funny how much I like Paolo and Franz and how much I hate literally everyone else on the Magic.
I mostly like Suggs and I think Black can be really good, he just is a bit too reckless often as well
Suggs is one of my favorite non Celtics tbh.
I actually really like Cole Anthony until this season.
Suggs is the type of player I HATE on another team, but would LOVE on mine. Speaking from the Knicks-Magic games this year, he was always on some shit (and I loved it and hated it bc he wasn’t with us)
Suggs is annoying as hell glad we didn’t draft him
Would have loved the Suggs/Dick duo
The what now?
Add Anthony Black and that’s a big 3 if I’ve ever seen one
Still remember all the doomer raptors fans in the draft thread saying Masai was an idiot for taking Scotty over “sure thing all star” Suggs
If you hate Gary Harris then I hope you stub your toe tonight
That’s Gary “Gary Harris” Harris. Show some respect.
Magic also have the most vile, comically evil ownership group in the league
Adelsons vying for the throne.
They took it already, they’re literally genocidal.
Franz is capable of being reckless too, don’t speak too soon.
Franz is a shit-stirrer, too.
Me too
No but he isn’t a dirty player he just happens to be involved in every dirty play
“He was a habitual line-stepper”
“Who are you calling a Habitch”
Darkness!
He’s reckless is the other one that always comes up
Diving for loose balls and hitting knees is reckless. This is straight up dirty though. And Cole deserves the shit because he’s a total dumbass that is gonna keep hurting players.
He sucks ass and if we had Suggs he probably wouldn’t even be playing. There’s some Orlando fans that still like him but I’m not one.
It’s okay to say Cole is dirty. We don’t even like him.
lu dort stray
Dirty Dort
This is so out of character for him
Literally have zero history of doing this.
Still pissed he dove at Sharpe and Camara’s legs in a single game, not long after diving at Ivey’s leg.
Damn near for Cade’s legs not long after taking out Ivey’s too!!!
I used to give him the benefit of the doubt by thinking he was merely just a dumbass but now I guess he ain’t only just that.
Yeah for me that lasted for the short time between ending Ivey’s season and mere days later when he was diving at guy’s legs again
Guy’s a real jerk tbh
The foul was fine. The pull was flagrant.
Exactly, how is there so much debate in that notion…it would have been so easy to foul hard and not try and throw him to the ground in the process.
It’s so easy not to hurt players
Because he can get away with it once every game. The chance of hurting the other team’s best or 2nd best player is worth the flagrant.
Unless you’re a psychopath.
You literally just hold your fucking hand still on his arm, and it stops the shot.
it’s honestly infuriating watching him head over to high five a teammate after pulling that shit, zero concern for the guy he just fucked up. I’m honestly over these clowns.
Right or even a swipe/slap downwards is okay. But to yank someone down is so dangerous. And idk why but I’ve always hated players who do hard intentional fouls and then raise their hand like yeah that was me.
Honestly if he just held his position there, he mightve even drawn a foul with the elbow hook. But nope, lets yank him away from the basket smh
Agreed, holding the arm so he can’t get lift and get a clean shot off is textbook “make them earn it at the line” style of foul. It’s the drag down following it that is excessive, that just screams getting my monies worth out of this tech or man-child blowing up at getting beat.
They’re dropping one of our players every game . This is crazy lol
Same thing happened with the Cavs last year too. I was so glad to not face them again.
When you only get into the playoffs twice every 10 years you gotta make them remember you for something.
At this rate the Magic might have a chance at turning this series around…if it were a 13 game series
I think the Magic are trying to give the Knicks hope for round 2
Refs are allowing this. They’ve been failing to keep the lid on the aggression and it’s resulting in these types of plays
It’s what happens when you’re hopelessly outmatched
Classic Coal At-the-knee
I hate this fuckin guy for that dirty play on Ivey and Pistons aren’t even my team. I’m just glad the Cavs avoided these dirty goons round 1, I don’t wish this on the Celtics but I knew they wouldn’t come out this series without a few injuries. Just that Orlando physicality for you.
Magic announcers were ungodly awful during this play, saying it’s browns fault he got hurt. “Anthony didn’t injure brown, the ground did”
Like if you push someone off a cliff the ground killed them not you
I loved that explanation they made, Jaylen hurt himself by using his hand to break the fall! Like bro you want him to use his face instead? So many teams in the NBA need to get rid of their announcers or at least tell them to not be 95% biased. It’s ridic.
Yeah like…why was he falling in the first place lol? Cause he got hacked in midair 😂
use his face instead
Who do you think he is, Derrick white?
Honestly you can be biased and still not act like your team never does a thing wrong. you can root for your team without pretending they’re never in the wrong.
Yeah this is the reason no Cavs fan wanted to face the magic. Let them believe they could’ve put up a series, we didn’t wanna risk having a Kevin Love/Kelly Okynyk situation again.
Does the entire Magic roster need anger management counseling? Like ayo what are we doing here
Everyone besides Carter Jr, Banchero, and Franz. Rest of team is at least one dirty play a game.
And coming from a Lakers flair. Takes a lot to overcome generational hatred and yet the magic are capable.
trae was right
3 flagrant fouls and we’re only halfway through game 3
He usually is, he just gets backlash sometimes for saying things that other people won’t
They only foul the stars, unfortunately
Magic culture
Like owner, like team.
That was bullshit.
The Magic cannot help themselves lmao. It’s every fucking game. It’s not about playing hard. They play reckless and dirty and the proof just keeps stacking up
Pistons undeniably play hard. Are they injuring opponents? No. Playing hard the right way doesn’t lead to consistently injuring opponents.
Cole is a dirty players
Iniured several other players before too
His track record ain’t lookin good after the jaden ivey incident
Trae Young’s words were CORRECT. Just wanna throw that out there.
What did he say?
Wendy’s seasoned potatoes are underwhelming
Cole Anthony is a dirty fucking player
Magic just can’t beat the allegations
Can’t even be mad at Trae anymore, these guys are a dirty team
You were mad at him before?
I can’t lie, I didn’t watch the game I just saw the highlights of him flopping and ragequitting lol
Literally the play before Anthony black rode Trae out of bounds then sat on him.
Reminder Cole Anthony is the dirtiest player in the league not named Draymond green
Even I don’t recall draymond taking guys out of games like this. He steps on the line. Cole is running passed it
Really? You being serious
These mf play prison ball.lol.
Fuck cole Anthony
Idk how Magic fans can defend this guy anymore
How isn’t that a flagrant 2? Literally zero intention on any basketball play
These refs are scared af to throw anyone out this early in the playoffs apparently.
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why’d you have to state it that you hated the celtics😭
First day here?
Fuck you orlando for making me root for Boston
Ignore the fact that you hate the Celtics franchise for a second. Focus on the fact that their star player’s biggest controversy is that he’s uncontroversial. Derrick White is everyone’s favorite player. Jrue is every NBA player’s favorite player. The unicorn. Uncle Al. The crazy coach that says all the right things… You might come to realize…. you actually kinda like the Celtics….
I have hated the Celtics since Kevin McHale. Fuck the Celtics, fuck the city of Boston, fuck everyone in New England.
That said, Orlando is such a dirty fucking team that I have been thinking it would be fine if the Celtics just lost in the second round.
This is making me root for the Celtics lol
And wow the Magic are so “scrappy”
I am not a Magic or Celts fan - I watched it live. He gripped and ripped. Hard foul, not a basketball play. Easy flagrant 1 call.
This Magic team fucking sucks. Truly just plays dirty basketball
Fuck the Magic
The problem with these fouls is the cost is well worth it that it’s a viable strategy for underdogs or teams who feel they might lose the game/series.
Cole knows JB is injured and is may be one or two falls away from missing games. So he pulls him down knowing the worst that could happen is flagrant 1, which gives the Celtics 1 extra possession. The next time someone else will pull down JB to make sure Cole is not ejected.
So this is what it takes for a franchise like the Magic to be relevant huh
We saw no signs
Honestly should have been a flagrant 2!
reckless ass players
Celtics fans probably wish they were going up against the Hawks right now lol
I prefer 6 games against the Hawks than 5 games againsy the Magic
Cole Anthony tried to injure 2 of the blazers players back then too.
The magic must be a really good team since everybody wants to avoid them!
Broke jaden ivey’s fibula just saying
Bruh y’all never hooped before, this isn’t anything crazy. Was it a soft foul…no…but he’s not going to let JB get an and 1. Like cmon man y’all act like he fucking tossed him across the court by his wrist. Watch, JB hooked him with the elbow and it was either that or give up a free bucket
“He got chicken winged. Therefore, he’s justified in throwing a mid-air player to the ground.”
It’s cuz this guy has a history of playing reckless and injuring players. It’s not a stand alone incident. His nickname is Cole at-the-knees because he dives at people’s knees and injures them
My lord — the softness in this thread! It’s a playoff foul. No strike, no head blow, no obvious intent to injure. Just an attempt at the ball followed by a pull down to prevent a layup. It’s a physical foul.
If y’all watched 90s hoops you’d have a heart attack.
If he just bear hugged him, this wouldn’t even be a conversation. This isn’t 80s ball where that’s just a common foul.
It is wierd though that everyone just accepts that the playoffs are called different, shouldn’t they be shooting for consistency?
Ohh it’s absolutely bullshit to be so inconsistent from reg to playoffs. Refs and the league have allowed the offense too many advantages in the regular season in order to boost ratings (imo) then crack down in the playoffs for more intense games to also boost ratings. I don’t see it changing
As a Celtics fan, this is just a hard playoff foul. He went for the ball, didn’t let him get a shot up and didn’t go over the top. How soft things have gotten since McKale absolutely clotheslined Rambis in the finals…
was jaylen already hurting? the reaction seems a bit excessive
I think he jammed his wrist on the landing, not from the contact.
This replay doesn’t show it great, but he fell really awkwardly on his hand.
Looked like his finger(s) slammed on the ground, that shit hurts.
10-4
Yes he’s been questionable for a while. Iirc he was taking shots to numb the pain in his knee
no he wasn’t he was trying to brace himself but landed on his thumb which caused that “excessive” reaction
Guys it’s okay because he put his hand up!
Unpopular opinion from an oldhead: This is how you’re supposed to foul someone. No easy layups. This is why folks from older generations say the offensive stats are inflated in this new era of basketball.
Pulling a dude down purposely by his arm is “how you’re supposed to foul someone”?
Get that fuck outta here Unc. This shit is dirty with a capital D.
He tugged on his arm to make sure he couldn’t finish the AND 1. That’s literally what dudes were taught to do back in the day. Y’all acting like he punched him in the face or kicked him in the groin like Draymond 😂. This play isn’t as dirty as y’all making it out to be.
That’s super fucked up. Love when they raise their hand too! Like yeah that was me I’m the dirty reckless player that would rather injure my opponent than give up 2 pts in the 2nd quarter of a 1st round game.
It hurts me to say FUCK COLE ANTHONY, because I really liked him earlier in his career, but not as much as it hurts to have my leg broken for no goddamned reason. (see flair) Fuck Cole Anthony.
Magic are a joke tbh
Not a flagrant. Just a good hard foul to prevent a bucket. No wind up. No shot to the face. Just a hard foul and a flopping brown.
fuck Cole Anthony
Orlando Magic at practice:
“Fear does not exist in this dojo does it”
“No sensei”
Bitch made
Can´t argue with the refs, that´s a Flagrant 1
2
Hard playoff foul
THIS DUDE IS SHORT DORT
It never ends with this dirty ass team
I’m pissed at how fast he raised his hand tf is that.
This is up there with some of the dirtiest things I’ve seen in the nba recently.
Fuck this guy. Rat
Man I never realized how dirty the magic were until this series
All this just to get swept? Jeez
Magic fans fucking silent in here lol
Eject this motherfucker from the Universe
Hard tough playoff foul, borderline but not dirty. Dirty play would be called flagrant 2. No way in hell is this a flagrant 2. Can’t play the result in these instances.
lol that’s flagrant 100000. he purposefully judo threw him.
What a dirty bitch
another guy getting hit while airbourne
Magic continue to be the dirtiest team in the league, more at 8
Dude could of just fouled him normally to stop the bucket but nooo, u gotta drag him down as well.
Cole At-the-knees strikes again.
Just hard nosed defense guys. Nothing to see here
Legitimately the most obvious dirty foul I’ve seen.
Look at his expression when he’s doing it. It is 100% malicious and 100% should be a suspension.
JB injured himself flopping
they do this shit to banchero every night. he just landed akwardly
Dirty fucking mgic fucks
Refs should have been ejecting players for this behavior.
can we just kick guys out of the league who play like this.. i wanna watch ball not the wwe…
I hate that chicken wing hook.
Im shocked
Orlando announcers were going hard, saying this wasn’t even a flagrant lol
Must be all those lead pipes carrying the water
If they don’t give him a 1 or 2 game suspension then certain players will keep doing this
Without question is a flagrant.. and I can’t stand the Celtics.
Damn it doesnt seem that bad to me but I guess Im in the minority.
Magic playing 90s ball on the Celtics is genius so once they get the conference finals they might be beat up enough to struggle
Well, he did try and hook him. Offensive foul first
Not going to lie the cranky old man, “back in my day, that wasn’t a foul!” thoughts went through my head. Pull at the end wasn’t cool at all though
This is just a normal foul on the GSW vs. Rockets series. Maybe not even a foul. Hahahaha
Ooohh. JB wearing Nike for sure.
Mazulla is loving this
How is this not a flagrant 2?
Man fuck this guy. It is like the 3rd or 4th time he has hurt or almost hurt someone this year. Suspend his bum ass. Got me actually rooting for the Celtics
At what point is someone just a dirty POS? How many people have to get hurt?