World Peace dunked the ball and during his "celebration", cough cough, he "inadvertently" elbowed Thunder guard James Harden in the elbow leading to a concussion. He was ejected after the officials deliberated watching the monitor deciding whether to award a flagrant one or flagrant two foul.
Ultimately, this is not a surprise since he has been getting in trouble during his entire career, although he had been doing better over the last three seasons.
Harden tried to return to the game in the second half, after his first evaluation, which led to him being reevaluated and caused him to be determined to have a concussion. Concussions are being rigorously studied in every sport.
Peace has been suspended several times for brawls, elbows and gestures towards other players and coaches. He needs to be suspended and fined a significant amount.
The NBA Playoffs begin next week and the Lakers are fighting for a top three seed so suspending Peace for several games might put them in jeopardy. He still deserves a minimum of at least 10 games in my opinion with a $25,000 fine.
The Lakers are currently a half game in front of their rival Clippers for the division title and one and a half games above the Grizzlies. The Lakers have one game remaining while the Clippers and Grizzlies have two.
Hopefully the NBA will send their penalty soon to him.
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