The Shocking World of Sports

The title is admittedly misleading. Nothing has happened recently that is even remotely shocking.

Rundown:
Manny's suspension
Fisher's blatant cheap shot
Ron Artest is still crazy
Rafer Alston is a little girl

Before commenting, I feel I should disclose my bias against LA. I dislike LA with a fiery passion.

Manny got suspended for using an illegal substance (female fertility drug). From this evidence, it is clear Manny is using steroids. (The drug used is usually used by steroid users and women that want to get pregnant. Assuming Manny doesn't want to get pregnant, it can be deduced that he is on steroids).

The rest of the news is from the NBA playoff's amped up aggressiveness. I have no problem with tough play, in fact, I like it better that way. However, I've seen a tremendous increase in the amount of cheap shots thrown. I understand the intensity is much higher, but anyone who saw Derek Fisher, at the top of the key, aka not even in the paint where the physicality is at its highest, saw Luis Scola try to set a pick and Fisher was not going to have any of that. Either Fisher is the worst actor in LA, or he wanted everyone to see him lay out Scola. Either way, Fisher is an idiot and I would have liked to see him get a few games but I do understand that they are in the playoffs right now.

Next, Kobe threw an elbow at the craziest man in the NBA. First off, antagonizing a man like Artest is just about the stupidest thing you can do in front of a camera. Second, I saw nothing different in this play from the Dwight Howard elbow last week. The only difference is that the ref saw it live last week and not this week. Both were blatant, one was punished. In an Eastern Conference semifinal, Rafer Alston lost his street cred after he slapped a man, who had his back to him, in the back of the head. Man up Rafer.

On a more depressing note, the Cavs can't be stopped. And if you want to see phisical but clean play, take a look at Ben Wallace. The four-time defensive player of the year plays rough defense, fouls hard, but still manages to leave his doucheiness at home.