The Rockets went up by as much as 25 points last night, but things weren’t all fun and games. In the midst of a third quarter Warrior comeback, Dwight Howard swung an elbow at Andrew Bogut’s head, and received a flagrant one as a result.
Bogut might have pushed Howard first, but Howard definitely overreacted by leveling the Aussie with an elbow. Howard may have only been assessed a flagrant one, but that was about as close as one could get to a flagrant two — especially with that much contact.
Dwight Howard will not be suspended, league announces.
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) May 26, 2015
And after reviewing the play again, the league stuck with its call and decided not to suspend Howard for Game 5. I don’t know what the referees are watching, but that looked a lot like a cheap shot to me.
[ESPN]
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