dimemag.com - 6/7/2008
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Paul Pierce in Dime #5
Any NBA talk yesterday started with Paul Pierce and whether or not his Game 1 knee injury was legit. We can see where those accusing P-Double of faking are coming from; Pierce was hollering in agony and slapping the floor when he first went down, he had to be carried off [...]
Was Paul Pierce Faking?
dimemag.com 6/6/2008 — Did Pierce dupe L.A.?
The LA Times’ Bill Plaschke says the Lakers were duped. Paul Pierce hit the deck as if he’d been shot. Pierce said he thought he heard something pop in his knee. He added at the post-game press conference that he ...
Lakers-Celtics Game 1 recap
tommypoint.com 6/6/2008 — One down, three more wins to go. The Celtics came out knowing they had the pressure on them to win Game 1, and they did so, taking down the Lakers 98-88. This game wasn't without it's drama, however. With 6:52 remaining in the third quarter, Kendrick Perkins came down awkwardly on Paul Pierce, sending Pierce to the floor. Pierce was down for several moments, clutching at his knee, before ...
Uncut video: Paul Pierce sprains knee, Part 02
odenized.com 6/6/2008 —
Odenized video clip on YouTube | Download Paul Pierce returns only minutes after spraining his right knee. While off-air, color commentators Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy extol Lakers ' Coach Phil Jackson 's wherewithal to call a ...
Was the Paul Pierce Situation Overblown?
sports.aol.com 6/6/2008 — Without a doubt, the most memorable moment in Game 1 came when Paul Pierce returned to the floor in the third quarter after suffering what appeared to be a serious knee injury. After Kendrick Perkins landed on Pierce's leg, Pierce was left writhing ...
What Was Up with Paul Pierce’s Drama Queen Act?
thebiglead.com 6/6/2008 — A wheelchair? Seriously? So he crumbles in a heap under the basket ( video here ), and yeah, he looked to be in pain. Then the replays show … well, they show nothing. We’ve dinged our knee up harder on our computer desk. So then, for ...
Plaschke Calls Shenanigans on Paul Pierce Injury
sportsbybrooks.com 6/6/2008 — Bill Plaschke is not as lame as you think he is.
He started out his LA TIMES column upon Paul Pierce’s return late in the third quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals from a knee injury that shocked Pierce briefly and required he get wheeled off ...
About Paul Pierce’s Knee
intentionalfoul.com 6/6/2008 —
It’s come to my attention, courtesy of TBL , that some folks think Paul Pierce’s knee injury was some kind of dodge or hustle to either ignite the crowd or to fool the Lakers into thinking — well, I’m not really sure. ...
Paul Pierce Faked His Injury
juicedsportsblog.com 6/7/2008 — COLIN LINNEWEBER
Big City Bias Without the Boston Bullshit
PAUL PIERCE
Paul Pierce and the Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 98-88 at the TD Banknorth Garden Thursday night to take a 1-0 advantage in the NBA Finals. Early in the ...
Paul Pierce's Knee, Through the Eyes of a Specialist
myespn.go.com 6/8/2008 — I said I wanted to hear from a doctor about Paul Pierce's knee . So I called one. Surgeon Nick DiNubile is Orthopaedic Consultant to the Philadelphia 76ers, and an expert on sports injuries to knees. Of course, he has not examined Paul Pierce's ...
What to Watch for in Game 2
dimemag.com 6/8/2008 — Kobe Bryant (photo. Chris Sembrot)
Two things to watch for in tonight’s Celtics/Lakers Game Two: (1) Paul Pierce’s knee. For the same reasons why Zach Randolph was able to recover from microfracture surgery easier than Kenyon Martin, Paul ...
Paul Pierce: Notorious Faker
greenbandwagon.com 6/8/2008 —
In his " Lakers fall for this one " column Bill Plaschke called it as he saw it and questioned the legitimacy of Paul Pierce's knee injury:
He lay in a heap on the parquet floor, visibly weeping into the silk-suited sleeve of his doctor. He was ...
Pierce not limping in warmups
tommypoint.com 6/8/2008 — From the Globe:
Paul Pierce is currently out on the parquet testing his injured right knee. The knee is wrapped in a sleek black brace, barely visible below his uniform shorts.
Pierce is moving around the court very well. He's going through his normal routine of moving around the perimeter and shooting three-pointers. He seems to be getting good elevation on his jump shot. He hasn't ...
Paul Pierce to Wear New 'Number' Tonight*
sportingnews.com 6/10/2008 — There are players on the Italian soccer squad who could rightfully mock the toughness, or lack thereof, of Paul Pierce after his dramatic performance in Game 1 . As you may recall, Pierce injured his knee so horribly that he had to be carried off the ...
The Internets are alive: How hurt was Paul Pierce?
sports.yahoo.com 6/7/2008 — There's mixed reaction to Paul Pierce 's knee injury and return. ( Check the video. ) Was the Celtics forward legitimately hurt on the play, or did he exaggerate the moment? What they're saying out in the ether about the the Truth's comeback ... ...
Pierce calls injury embarrassing —
NBA - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Despite Los Angeles Lakers Coach Phil Jackson hinting otherwise, Pierce says he was aching, not faking, when he went down in the third quarter of the NBA Finals Game 1 against the Lakers with a sprained right knee. Enough so that if there had been a game Friday, Pierce said he would have been on the sidelines watching. Instead he, along with the rest of the Celtics, took the day off to watch ...
Celtics/Lakers: Plaschke shows his colors, Bob Ryan responds to Plaschke comments —
Small White Ball
And they say bloggers are irresponsible. Following the Boston Celtics' Game 1 win over the Lakers, LA Times writer Bill Plaschke decided to venture into murky waters by insinuating that Paul Pierce was faking a knee injury, now thought to be a bruised meniscus. The fall Pierce took, partially thanks to his own teammate Kendrick Perkins, happened midway through the third quarter with the ...
Was Paul Pierce faking the injury? —
Hail Mary Jane
LA Times Columnist Bill Plaschke believes that Paul Pierce may have been faking his injury. The thought crossed my mind too but I think if they were going to do that, they should’ve done it in at least game 5 if not later. Not game 1.
Heres an excerpt from Plaschke’s article :
When Pierce crumpled on the floor after being apparently faked out of his kneecap by Kobe ...
Was Paul Pierce Faking? (Part II) —
Dime Magazine
Celtics blog RedArmy.com has a response to Bill Plaschke’s comment that Paul Pierce’s injury should be referred to as the “Fake N’ Shake” in a post called “Screw Bill Plaschke.”
From the post:
Plaschke has put his ESPN Blowhard training to good use. Why wait for the actual diagnosis before making this kind of excuse/comment? Just come [...]
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Can Danny?
Whining about refs. Whispering about Pierce faking his injury. The worst part about living in LA is that even when the Lakers lose, you can't enjoy it because people complain so much and make up fake excuses as to why the Lake Show was shut down. The Lakers didn't shoot well. The Celtics played some nice defense but they can't rest on their laurels and think how they played is going to be ...
