Songaila punches James, suspension necessary?

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NBA Playoffs: Darius Songaila punches LeBron James
Published 4/30/2008 by Tobias at Ball in Europe
... Thanks to ballhype and a great NBA blog (Odenized), I just stumbled upon this and was wondering if this was a hit at all and what LeBron James was doing after he got “hit”. It looks kind of funny to me what LeBron does but I guess it was smart not to go after Darius. ...

Darius Songaila is Lithuanian, but he's NOT a Lithuanian gangster
Published 5/1/2008 by JakeTheSnake at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... Clearly, a big win tonight.  Sadly, a lot of the focus for the next few games will be over Darius Songaila's punch/slap/whatever you want to call it.  There's a few ...

But I Wanted More Upsets!
Published 5/1/2008 by Rob Mahoney at Upside and Motor
... If I hear anyone else complain about how these playoffs aren't good enough for them, I'm going to sick Darius Songaila on them to give 'em a quick jab to the chin. So what if there are no huge upsets in the first round. So what if the Spurs are still there. Maybe we've been spoiled in the past, but I've been very pleased with the way this year's post-season has panned out thus far. ...

Songalia v James
Published 5/1/2008 by Scott at WaitingForNextYear
...   But I figured it was something that we should rehash a bit. A few things of mention: - Brendan Haywood fouled out with a few minutes left in the fourth quarter.  Had Songalia been ejected, the final defensive set for the Wizards would have been altered. - Songalia had a few key free throws at the end.  He’s a significantly better shooter from the line than both Haywood and Andray Blatche. - It wouldn’t surprise me if this is revisited by the league before Friday’s game. (video via Odenized ) Related Content ...

Darius Songalia Should Probably Just Stay Home for Game 6
Published 5/1/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
Smacking LeBron in the face will not be looked upon kindly by the League. © Marcel Mutoni for SLAM Online, 2008. | Permalink | 2 comments Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post with ...

The Most Liberal Interpretation of a Punch in the History of Hand-to-Hand Combat
Published 5/1/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... . Songaila and Lebon s arms were still tangled, LeBron pulled his arm up, forcing Songaila s into his face. I understand James is, like, the face of the NBA or whatever, but TNT needs to stop trying to serve as his protector. The refs are already doing a good enough job of that on their own. (Video H/T: Odenized )

NBA Playoffs: No Punching, Darius Songaila
Published 5/2/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... — without pay — for smacking James in the gob the last time they played. In case you forgot, the uploading skills of Odenized can help: ...