Enough Of Tha Bull!!!

Aight, look... I'm a Laker fan. A PROUD, purple-and-gold bleeding, long-before-Kobe-came-along LAKER-FUCKIN'-FAN. As the world knows, the Lakers are in the finals against the Boston Celtics, and the Lakers LOST a tough Game One. The big story from that game is, of course, Paul Pierce's "miraculous" comeback to lift the Celtics to victory... I call BULLSHIT! Matter of fact, I call double and triple bullshit, based on the fact that people compare P2's injury to Willis Reed's LEGITIMATE injury from the 70's. Boston is a good team. I can be appreciative of a hard-working, GOOD team. But, that "miracle" that happened on Thursday night was low. For those uninitiated, Paul went down when HIS teammate bumps his knee while going for a rebound, about halfway through the 3rd quarter. Paul hits the deck, supposedly heard a "pop" and immediately clutches his right knee. Then, for dramatic purposes I believe (since he can't stand on it), a trainer and a teammate hoist Paul into their arms and carry him to a waiting wheelchair while he softly weeps in pain... Does anybody else hear my tiny violin yet? TV commercial (two minutes elapse), game comes back and, just as action begins again on the court, a backstage camera shows *gasp* a rejuvenated Paul Pierce SKIPPING back to courtside (oh, to all my current and former athletes, his cause of pain? A sprained knee... read on for my disgust and explanation), of course, to a uproarious ovation from the crowd, with a slow motion camera pan to Kevin Garnett pumping his fist and mouthing "YES!" (God, this was SO cheesy, I literally expected the "Rocky" theme to start playing!)... Now, anyone who has ever had a sprained joint (ankle, knee, finger, etc.) knows that there is NO way you bounce back from a knee or ankle sprain in 2 minutes time and skip, run, or jog on it, let alone walk (that's wearing a brace or sleeve, too) on it! I don't deny the fact that Boston played a better second half of basketball, they're pros. They get PAID to do that. I don't use the excuse that Kobe, Lamar, Pau, AND Derek ALL have seen better games. But please, don't sully the word "miracle" or the word "comeback" with the antics of Paul Pierce from Thursday night. This is a best of seven series, featuring some of the best and brightest talent that the NBA has to offer, and there will be MORE jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring moments to come.


P.S. Lakers in 6 games...