What Was Up with Paul Pierce’s Drama Queen Act?

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Finals Game 1: Pierce's pain
Published 6/6/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Construda) at Construda
... . Talk about inspiration. But Pierce's actions have resulted in questions . He said he heard something in the knee pop; he thought it was all over. Yet miraculously (hey, that's what it seemed liked based on his rolling on the floor and near crying) he's back on the court and scores 11 points over the final quarter and a half. Was he really that hurt? The Lakers are surrounded - mostly courtside at the Staples Center - by people who make millions pretending like their hurt, angry, sad, psychotic, stoic, whatever. So maybe Phil Jackson and Co. have an innate sense to ...

About Paul Pierce’s Knee
Published 6/6/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
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. Perhaps the implication is being made that if the Lakers saw an injured Pierce, maybe they’d think the series was in-hand, only to see those hopes squashed when he came back to the game. To say that idea is a little bit of a reach is an understatement; however, before I get into that, ...

Devander: I HOPE RYAN MALONE LAUGHED
Published 6/8/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (mondesishouse) at Mondesishouse.com
... He came back after flailing around on the floor, crying into the team doctor's arm while clutching his knee -- he refrained from licking his palms, a la Ferris Bueller -- and then teammates carried Pierce off the floor, which some folks at The Big Lead describe accurately as "more uncomfortable than any injury he received on the play." . For the big finish of embarrassment, team trainers or hangers-on whisked him away in a wheelchair to the locker room. ...