If Bynum's Injury was Karma then Perkins Should be Dead

By Craig Kwasniewski

So word is out that people are calling Andrew Bynum's knee injury was some sort of karmic convergence because of the Gerald Wallace incident.  Let me be VERY clear on that... if you really think karma had any play in it then you sir are a douchebag!

I was at the game and believe me it didn't look like Bynum was trying to take Wallace out. He was late to rotate over defensively and gave him a hard (and very sloppy) foul to prevent a layup.  It was a reckless play but there was no intent to harm Wallace and the league agreed by not suspending or fining Bynum.

HOWEVER... if we're talking about karma and injuries, then Kendrick Perkins is officially on my 2009 dead pool for all of his thuggish cheap shots in the past 1 1/2 seasons (BTW - that he NEVER did before KG, again typifying the front running KG-Celtics Era).

The latest example is against Detroit's Jason Maxiell last Friday. Maxiell grabs an offensive board on the rim and is positioned for a put-back shot.  Perkins reaches over Maxiell and slams him to the ground.  CLEARLY there was no play on the ball and and it appeared there was intent to harm (see below):

I'm not wishing death on Perkins (trust me, like I need any more bad karma my way), all I'm saying is that if media people and fans alike can call Andrew Bynum's knee injury karma when he CLEARLY didn't mean to hurt Gerald Wallace, then what is due for players like Perkins, who are EXTREMELY limited in talent and exist on intimidation and thuggery? Basically, unlike Bynum, Perkins is out to harm... so what's due for him?

Comments

[Chris]

Craig, would you say Bynum is the next Sam Bowie?

[Nick]

Gimme a break. I don't think Bynum meant to hurt Wallace, but at least Perk made a basketball move. It was overly aggressive and got Max in the head, but it was still a play on the ball.

Quit with the jealousy. The Celtics are the defending champs and playing the best basketball in the league right now. You'd love to have them as your team.

[Kyle]

last i knew a hip toss was not, technically, a "basketball move." i think it's judo, but it may also be greco-roman wrestling. it's a pretty basic move so i'm sure a lot of disciplines claim it.

good form though. if he'd wanted to he probably could have taken maxiell's back at that point and pounded out a ref stoppage. maxiell is scrappy though, we've yet to see how good his ground game is.

"at least he made a basketball move"

heaven help us all.

[Craig]

"Craig, would you say Bynum is the next Sam Bowie?"

No because the Lakers didn't draft Bynum over the next Michael Jordan. Remember, Portland took Bowie 2nd and the Bulls landed Jordan 3rd.

BUT... if you mean that he's injury-prone... well I'm VERY worried. That's why I was opposed to the Lakers contract extension before the season started. I felt that he needed to prove to teh Lakers that he's capable of a 70-game season... which so far is not the case.

[Felipe]

I just hope Bynum doesn't have a third leg because next year that one may have its knee screwed up...

This is pretty bad for me as a Lakers fan. I get all riled up and now the future is uncertain. Kobe's 61-pts helps, though.

[Jan]

Late response because of topical interest...

The difference between Perk's (dirty) play and the really dumb (out of frustration) plays from Bynum and Ariza is: the opponent wasn't airborne.

While Perk made a controlled move, Ariza and Bynum haven't had the control of the consequences of their actions.

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