Rondo Slaps Miller While Howard Throws Them Bows

Seconds left in OT, down two. Miller gets the inbound and decides to drive. Goes up for the layup, Rondo slaps him pretty hard in the face. Many were saying Rondo was going for the ball but I beg to differ. He was nowhere near the ball, and then he decided to thrust his arm at Big Brad's head. If this foul had happened a minute earlier, you better believe a flagrant would have been called.

Now the play is being reviewed to see if Rondo should be suspended. I'd be really surprised if he did get suspended because although his foul was so obviously flagrant, it was not malicious.

Earlier that day, Howard got into a squabble with his opponent Dalembart and throws an elbow. As annoying as it is to have a big guy pushing you in the back, there is no reason to throw an elbow. That said, I'd be really disappointed if the league doesn't allow Howard to suit up in game six. Howard got his technical, and there is no way he will throw another elbow. Courtney Lee is already out of the game, so suspended Dwight would be equivalent to giving a win to Philly. Let them resolve it on the court.

I guess the moral of the story is; the rules aren't different for different situations. A flagrant in the first minute of the first game of the season should be a foul in a game seven with five seconds left.