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Rafer Alston Says a Matt Barnes 'Cheap Shot' Led to Fight Between the Suns and Rockets
Rafer Alston Says a Matt Barnes 'Cheap Shot' Led to Fight Between the Suns and Rockets
by Brett Edwards Earlier I gave you the play-by-play of the altercation that went down Wednesday night between the Suns and the Rockets. I call it a "brawl" or a "fight" for the purpose of sensationalizing the headline as much as possible, but when all was said and done, no punches were ...
 Matt Barnes cheap shot on Rafer Alston
Matt Barnes cheap shot on Rafer Alston
suns.fandome.com — Barnes gets frustrated and give Skip a cheap shot & all hell breaks loose. Barnes & Alston... are kicked from the game & Nash, Tmac, Shaq get T's (more) Matt Barnes cheap shot on Rafer Alston
Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets Brawl
Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets Brawl
sports-tube.com — This is a fight between the Phoenix Suns and the Houston Rockets involving Rafer Alston, Matt Barnes,... Steve Nash, Tracy Mcgrady, and Shaq. A lot of pushing and shoving. Barnes and Alston get ejected. (more) Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets Brawl
Rockets-Suns suspensions: Alston, Barnes, Nash
sports.espn.go.com — The NBA has suspended Steve Nash and Matt Barnes of Phoenix and Rafer Alston of Houston for... their roles in a fight. (more) Rockets-Suns suspensions: Alston, Barnes, Nash
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The Internets are alive: Phoenix-Houston mini-fracas
Ball Don't Lie — ... FanHouse: "Matt Barnes talked about what happened and why he got things started by making sure he fought extra-hard through that screen. 'I tried to get through a screen, and I guess I was too rough for him, so he tried to retaliate,' Barnes said. 'It was just a bunch of pushing, I didn't think anyone should have gotten thrown out because there were no punches thrown. But the refs did what they thought was necessary.' When asked if that might have been retaliation for a hard screen the Rockets gave to Steve Nash, Barnes didn't say anything that would ...

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theotherworldwideleader.blogspot.com 11/13/2008 — Matt Barnes fought a little to hard through the Rafer Alston's screen and Skip let him know about it.
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