Toronto Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell, second from left, is restrained by two referees after Raptors guard T.J. Ford was injured on a flagrant foul by Atlanta Hawks' Al Horford (15) in the fourth quarter of a game Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, in Atlanta. Ford hit his head on the floor, was placed on a stretcher and taken to an area hospital. Horford was ejected from the game. (AP Photo/John ...

As you probably know by now, TJ Ford was hit across the head by Al Horford on a layup attempt yesterday and crashed to the floor, where he laid motionless for what seemed like an eternity. TrueHoop has done a very complete article on the event … what everybody has failed to mention, however, is how utterly shameful the Atlanta Hawks’ fans were. I’m not blaming Al Horford, ...

Horford went to the hospital to check on TJ Ford following his horrific fall last night, and Ford let him know that he understood the hit wasn’t intentional. © Marcel Mutoni for SLAM Online , 2007. | Permalink | One comment Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post with Technorati Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under ...

Toronto Raptors 100, Atlanta Hawks 88 I’d rather take a loss than see TJ Ford carried out on a stretcher, needless to say it brought to mind the Mark Madsen collision which ended up breaking Ford’s vertebrae. Coming off a stinger injury which made him miss about two weeks, this was the last type of hit that Ford needed. There’s zero intent on the part of Al Horford who by ...