Video: Horry's 'Dirty' Hit on David West
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For the second straight playoff season, Robert Horry finds himself in the middle of a "dirty/not dirty" play controversy. After setting a back pick for David West that knocked the Hornets' star from the game, everyone is going to the video of last year's hit on Steve Nash and saying something to the effect of, "look, he did it again!" First the clip of the play on West (at the 1:29 mark), ...
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Horry's Hit on West: Not Dirty
Published 5/16/2008 by theassociation at The Association
... Here's the video clip that has NBA fans all a-buzz this morning (no pun intended), the one where Robert Horry supposedly intentionally takes out David West. You can tell where I stand from the headline, and for my reasoning, check out the more detailed post I did at FanHouse. ...
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