[Highlight] Marcus Smart trips Goga Bitadze and receives a technical foul right away (with replays). Smart claims he didn’t intentionally tripped Goga (who also landed on his foot)
Diabolical tech lmao
considering someone changed Ricky Rubio’s body size in the settings
The magic player saying “that’s dirty as fuck” is hilarious lol
It was completely unnecessary and dangerous. Whether that’s dirty is up to your judgement, I guess.
What play are you watching? Smart literally just rolls over, he can’t even see Goga to try and trip him
So…I’ve watched Marcus Smart play for a long time and I’m not saying for sure he did this, BUT…to me it looks like the way Marcus Smart lands would have his momentum bouncing away from the basket, yet he someone bounced toward the contact. That somewhat defies physics unless Smart tried to bounce that way…which is exactly the kinda sublte shit he does.
You a physicist dog?
No…but i did graduate from high school. Mostly though, I am familiar with Marcus’s game. I’m not falling for this bullshit where world class athletes have zero body control or awareness.
Marcus Smart saw an opportunity to allow him to manipulate his momentum in such a way that his defender would take unnecessary contact and he made sure it happened. I have zero doubts.
I’m not saying for sure he did this I have zero doubts.
So what you’re saying is you’re sure he did this.
All I know is that Marcus Smart is defying physics here and this man graduated high school?
If you graduated high school you would think you could deduce that forward momentum carries you forward. You know, like the physics did here.
His momentum is carrying toward the basket, yes, but the contact with rubio should have him and rubio’s momentum going away from each other. Smart fights this so he can roll up on Rubio. I see the downvotes but I also see the T was immediate…which means the referee who does this shit for a living saw it too.
I know how hiveminds work, but Marcus Smart is just a smaller version of Draymond and I’ve always thought he’s this type of player.
You know that’s not actually Ricky Rubio right, because you keep dropping his name. It’s just weird that you’re trying to post a serious response yet simultaneously remaining fully committed to the joke if that’s what you’re doing.
As much as I hate the Lakers this is a stupid tech. He just fell it clearly wasn’t intentional
Yes, but I hate Smart so it’s totally valid to me
Lol 😆
Why does he roll toward Bitazde and spread his legs in his direction? That’s not momentum.
You think this was intentional? He’s more likely to injure himself in the process
Yeah that looked completely unnatural, so yes.
Your “he could have hurt himself” is a terrible argument against it, it’s a split second decision to do something like that.
lol
And every basketball players instinct is to shove their joints and limbs under the weight of a falling 250lbs man
Again, split second decision, of tripping a guy because that’s the type of thing Smart does, vs running a full risk analysis of the outcomes of how and where he will fall.
But it’s cool if you watch this play and think “that looked completely natural”, more power to you.
Try not to attempt to use words that you don’t understand. Smart just ran the length of the court, meaning his momentum is heading toward the baseline on the left, from this clip’s perspective. His momentum is going to continue in that direction, exactly as it did.
That’s why the basket stanchions are now padded. Because players’ momentum will carry them in the direction in which they were already traveling.
What a stupid comment lol nothing about his momentum explains how his body contorted.
Cmon now
Sir he was hit on the top half of the body. The bottom of his body is still going forward
Okay you can believe that, it’s pointless to try and reason with people here
His upper body was hit and contorted his body one way, while his left leg/foot hit the ground, turning him into a bit of a pretzel, he naturally kicked it back so it was in alignment with the rest of his body.
When he made impact with the ground, his right shoulder was stacked above his left hip, while his left leg was straight out, if you don’t think your reflexes would quickly kick your leg back so everything is aligned again, idk what to tell you.
alright i know i’m biased here but WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY GAVE HIM A TECH FOR FALLING DOWN
What having draymond n lu dort in a league does to the refs
In the words of Jaxson Hayes “what are you even watching???”
lol he was so loud my neighbors heard that shit
I couldn’t hear it lmao. Went back to look even
Refs have been on one this game
even the other ref was looking with disbelief at the ref who called it lol
Refs are on one today lmao what is this shit
its pretty crazy when you have r/nba defending the thunder and lakers against refs
Refs are almost always pretty bad, but they have to be REAL bad for that to happen
This is pretty damn bad.
Leave it to a delusional warriors bandwagon to put Lakers and Thunder in the same category of ref treatment
Chill
I’m chill bro just harmless shit talking lol
He wasn’t even looking at him. Refs are blind this game. Some of the worst officiating you will see this season.
we seem to be saying this every day lmao. great product adam silver
How the fuck is that a tech he just fell down
The refs in this one have money on magic 1000%
They fixed it at the end of the game lol
Lol what call did they get wrong?
Nobody called a timeout but the refs still stopped the clock + Out of bounds on Lebron. Paolo block was all ball
lol you are blind or stupid
Hey if you look at the replay you can see that nobody called timeout. Mose was confused as to why the clock stopped. Ball def went out on Lebron.
Paolo block all ball? Yea buddy you are as blind as the refs out there
Oh I didn’t watch the game I’m just bored and you seem like a fun hang.
I mean, all ball man, all ball.
The reputation of Marcus Smart cost him here
Like James Harden falling down on a 3pt attempt or Brunson snapping his head back
Yup. Just like if this was draymond or dort he would’ve gotten away with it and the refs would give him a hot stone massage to boot
Like he is that good and the refs know. (Unpopular opinion i think they could be right)
how the hell was that a tech, he didn’t even make a tripping movement? he didn’t even leg whip, that’s absolutely crazy haha.
How is this a tech? I would even get reviewing it for a flagrant if the thought it was intentional, but a tech?
This whole game is refball unwatchable
i mean looks like an accident to me, do see him having the time to aim to fall like that. his leg doesnt kick out abnormally or anything
This is straight up rigging it’s super unfortunate
This is a reputation and home crowd tech 100%
Rigged!!!
Dogshit refball. Luka going for 80, still winning this shit.
He was fouled attacking the basket, and got the tech for falling down
Keep this attack attitude smart, make teams question you putting the ball on the floor and drive
Ref has money on the game
Edit: the start of when the refs lost control of this game
They definitely had money in this game
I don’t like the Lakers or Smart but this is an awful call.
Duke TCU now this… refs definitely woke up on the wrong side of the bed today.
Not really a lakers fan or a smart fan but he did nothing and a massive 7 footer flopped like a bitch
… is this what the playoffs are gonna be like. because this is pretty cringe from the refs
Laker whistle!!
I’m 100% certain that I have no idea if this is an intentional trip or not
This has been a problem with NBA refs for a long ass time as they blow the whistle based on the fucking reaction and aftermath of an incident.
Oh somebody is grabbing their face, I’ll blow the whistle!! what somebody fell down on another person, I’ll blow the whistle!!
NBA refs are just on the fucking worst level right now; you look at what baseball is doing and you’re just like what the fuck is the NBA doing..
This refball thing is annoying
At first I thought it’s something that Draymond usually does, like looking up, see a player, then drag his leg down “accidentally”. But Smart wasn’t even looking at the player or the rim. Goga basically stumbled backwarfs.
Whatever team gets the Magic in the first round.
Good luck on getting through it without injury.
Genuinely haven’t seen a single magic flair comment on anything regarding this game on this sub.
Even they know how rigged ts was
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Ref really betting on this games the eay how they blitzing yhe lakers with calls and fouls they waited for Luka to get into it to and now they get it tlhe got the tech
Huh?
Smart been watching too many thunder games
Floppers flopping
Didnt look intentional at all, he just turned around didnt notice goga
Definitely not intentional
Refs have been pathetic for a while now. Missing travels etc.
I dunno about this one, you can see Smarts leg is loaded and gripped on the floor, it had to release backwards, if it didnt he tears his hamstring lol.
That’s likely a reputation foul. Ironically, Draymond is immune from these.
That in no way whatsoever looked intentional wtf was that Tech
Im not even a Lakers fan, but not a tech. Just an unlucky accident.
Pussyass Goga Bitadze
Idk man I really hate complaining about the refs but I think these mfs are getting dumber by the minute. Maybe the whistles do something to their brains z
I’ll be real, hate the Lakers but that should be a foul on Goga for that Draymond to Adams future family leg kick 😅😂
I’m a hater that last bit of the fall looked weird to me. Dude is always reckless with his body flailing
This is very clearly intentional lol what are y’all watching?
Goga commits 2 fouls before he even falls
The contact before the shot attempt and the hammer kick into Smart’s ribs
No no, go watch it again
classic smart move right there
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What challenge?
I don’t think Lakers had any challenge left
They were taking about a previous call that was also a really bad call lol
It didnt get challenged tho
This didn’t get challanged, we wasted our challange in the first quarter. The refs seem to be visually challenged tho
This was not challenged you’re as blind as the refs
Tech? No
Karma for how many more techs Smart should have had over his numerous dirty plays in his career? Possibly
Should have been flagrant 2 like dort. Nba is biased towards lakers
As soon as the call is made smart immediately feels better. So good and spry that he can argue the call
Sweep the leg! Welcome to getting a reputation, only because you’ve been a dick for years you get that call lol
i’d sympathize with most players if this happened to them but considering it’s marcus smart, frankly the ref is based as fuck for this 🤷♀️
I can’t believe Dort did this
i don’t think it’s outrageously dirty, but damn imagine if this was embiid or draymond lmao
The angle from the baseline (think it’s the third replay) - is there a reason for Smart to roll toward the player who is landing? Would it not be safer for everyone for him to stay where he landed? It’s not momentum…
Seemed like it definitely was just momentum tho
Right call, was very intentional and completely in line with Smart’s dirty antics.
Lands on his stomach and then flips himself onto his back directly under Bitadze. Personally I think the ref did a good job catching it in real speed, but I can’t believe anyone is watching the replay and claiming it wasn’t intentional.
Lands on his stomach? Lol. Alright pal. He was on his side and rolled to his back as he was going down. It was pretty seamless and natural
Such a dirty play from Smart, other angle you can see him look over and shuffles his body into Gogas legs.
This is what I see too. When his hands hit, he uses his arms to propel himself backwards.
Yeah Dirty ass player. Lotta butt hurt people in this thread haha
You guys are weird. He rolled into the guy as he landed. It’s intentional and dirty. Easy call. Its why every Magic player on the court ran over at that moment, because they play the game and can see an unnatural movement. They don’t do that every time someone “just falls down”.
I’ll take the downvotes but you guys are basically defending shit like warriors fans with Draymond right now
every time the kings suck and start to feel sorry for the fans, i will remember this comment and remember that you probably deserve it
there’s no shot you’re gonna actually try to pretend like marcus smart is being unfairly maligned and has never pulled dirty shit before right? nahhhh come on now
no way you just commented that on a low upvoted comment at the bottom of the thread lmao. go do that at the top voted comment you coward
……… if your comment was at the top of the thread then i would have replied to it there, but it’s not
why would i reply to a different comment with my response to your comment? what kind of deranged take is that
lol not that I agree with you but do people get that votes aren’t tied to our bank accounts or anything? Who cares what randos on the internet think? I’m sure AI can figure out ways to upvote or downvote random nonsense.
literally i just don’t understand why someone would even say that
‘oh you have a reply to something i said? why are you saying it to me, pussy? why not find someone more popular who’s saying something different and tell them your rebuttal’
Dirty ass lakers
Dirty ass Oklahoma. Intentionally gutting the education system to keep producing impoverished individuals to keep boosting red numbers.
Ouch.
Smart just fell down? How was that dirty?