Fear the Beard debate topic: ‘hood loyalty versus personal responsibility part III, Paul Pierce and the “B” heard ’round the world.
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Paul Pierce was fined $25,000 for the gesture that you can see him make to Al Horford at the 30-second mark of the video above. It occurred during game three of their first-round series with Atlanta. Had the gesture been made by, say, Brian Scalabrine, it is doubtful that much would have been made of it. But contextualized and framed by Pierce being from Inglewood, the “B” that he ...
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The Gesturing Menace
Published 5/13/2008 by PhDribble at PhDribble
... Fascinating convo over at FeartheBeard about the Lig's recent fining of "menacing gestures." FtB is joined by the LA Times' Kurt Streeter for a lively discussion. They argue that Stern misconstrued Pierce's hand motion as a gang sign. Definitely worth reading the entire debate . My shorthand does not do their take justice. But, here's the cribnotes, FtB's analysis: ...
