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    Video: Kevin Love, no mincing words, stomped on Luis Scola’s head

    Minnesota's Kevin Love seems well on his way toward a first-team All-NBA selection and all the requisite perks that go with it. Five-year contract extensions, fan selection to the starting slot on the All-Star team and whistles for foul calls for when he's actually fouled in the process of shooting.

    In the span of a week and a half, though, Love missed out on all three of those things. No dice on the deal, Blake Griffin got the nod for Orlando and the Houston Rockets got away with a few hacks on Kevin on Saturday night. It doesn't excuse the stupid and suspension-worthy act on Love's part that followed:

    Not cool. We're surprised, with the sporting nation's eyes turned elsewhere on Super Bowl Sunday, that the NBA didn't come down with a suspension that would have been page 13 fodder in the sports section. The league did announce early Monday afternoon that Love had been suspended two games for the foul. It was also upgraded from an, um, "not foul" to a flagrant two foul.

    [Related: Lakers coach Mike Brown suspended one game, fined for bumping ref]

    Luis Scola, the stompee, was not amused. And after the incident he seemed more upset at Love's personal foul that wasn't called (the hack on the hook Scola was attempting) than the stomp:

    Love has released a statement following the suspension:

    "I want to publicly apologize to Luis Scola and the Houston Rockets. My intention is to never hurt another player on the basketball court. I've always had the utmost respect for the game of basketball and all of my opponents. I also apologize to my coaches, teammates and our fans for the consequences of my actions."

    (HT: ClutchFans.net.)

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    • Roxnostalgia  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  3 months ago
      The foul should have been called and the whole incident avoided. That said, Love looks down and places his foot on Scola's face and chest. I've watched it at least 20 times and can't see any "oops" about it.
      • Brak 3 months ago
        Nono. Scola shouldn't have FLOPPED, and this whole incident would've been avoided. Also, Love doesn't even touch his face. He looks DOWN because scola is ROLLING INTO HIS LEGS, so he needs to find a place to put his foot. I guess he decided scola's chest was better than his face.
      • Ron 3 months ago
        Trying watching it just one time...WITH YOUR GLASSES ON!
      • Joe 3 months ago
        Yeah when you look at it from THAT angle, which Dwyer conveniently used to support his #$%$ article, it looks intentional. Of course from that angle you can't see that Love's eyes are looking down the court and he was just trying to get back on defense. Would he go into the other locker room and apologize if he did it on purpose? No, I don't think so. But since you can't prove it either way, the NBA made the decision to protect their players.
    • Gary  •  Indio, California  •  3 months ago
      Football has less than a quarter of the amount of games that basketball has during the regular season and Suh was suspended the same length for stomping on an arm. By those standards, it should've been at least an 8 game suspension plus the fact that it was his head, not arm, he stomped on. That's terrible. What happened to class in sports, and winning with dignity?
      • RatingIt 3 months ago
        Agreed. I also think all of the NBA's players need a refresher course in how to lose gracefully.
      • SAMCRO 3 months ago
        CHARLES? IS THAT YOU?
      • Tommie 3 months ago
        The class in this whole mess is Scola. Flop or no flop, he handled himself with dignity.
    • Michelle C  •  Holt, Michigan  •  3 months ago
      Bad officiating in the NBA?? Not possible!!
      • Dogeater1 3 months ago
        Fans complaining about ref calls like they know the game better? Not possible!
    • angus2253  •  Spokane, Washington  •  3 months ago
      Isn't it about time officials unions were broken?? Officials are becoming a big joke and nothing can be done.....it's fine that Love is suspended, but what about the ineptness of the officals who didn't call the stomp or the preceding flagrant foul!?! They should be fined and suspended, but nobody seems to give a #$%$
      • Ed 3 months ago
        Withold their pay from the game. That might get their attention.
    • troy  •  Indianapolis, Indiana  •  3 months ago
      How you suspend Bynum for 5 games and Love for only 2........talk about unfairness in the league.....
      • bill h 3 months ago
        wa wa wa
      • G3PO 3 months ago
        stern is NOT a lakers fan at all
      • S 3 months ago
        You must love Obama eh? Not me,
        Life aint fair dude!
    • Cory J  •  Denver, Colorado  •  3 months ago
      So...everybody throws a #$%$ fit when Suh "stomped" on the arm of a Packer lineman, bringing about a 2 game suspension. Yet, Kevin Love stomps on the HEAD of someone who's not wearing any padding, and only gets 2 games?!?! 2 games in the NFL = 12.5% of the regular season...why is it that Love didn't get AT LEAST 8 games in a sport that is far less physical? #$%$ am I missing here?!?!
    • Silverback kAt  •  3 months ago
      Funny, if that was Ron Artest, Stephen Jackon they'd be suspended more than two games. I'd give him at least 2 or 3weeks of games at least. And for the officiating...they need to get more younger officials that know the game.
    • RICHARD  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 months ago
      punk move on Loves part. No class.
    • darkstarimperial  •  San Diego, California  •  3 months ago
      The refs should be fined and suspended, that was an obvious foul. As Chick Hearns used to say, "you could call that with brail"!
    • CARROLL  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 months ago
      if scolia was a superstar,love would have been still sitting on the bench
      sports today is to pamper the stars and run rough shod over the others.
      take tom bradys wife,she stuck up for her husband as all wifes should do.
    • Oh Yea I Do  •  3 months ago
      Just bad sportsmanship and 2 games for something ron Artest would have gotten 10 for. Don't wait for the player to build a rep before the consequences fit the crime. Its like letting a thief get probation and within a year he kills.
    • Jeff  •  Denver, Colorado  •  3 months ago
      after watching the footage, it was clear that ndamukong suh stomped on him.
    • baxterhawk7  •  3 months ago
      These badgering reporters wouldn't stop poking and prodding for some kind of reaction from Scola. Props to Scola for taking the high road on what looks to be a completely intentional stomp but may not have been.
    • pat  •  3 months ago
      It only goes to show that "pro basketball" is out of control.
    • ray y  •  3 months ago
      Looks accidental, won't hurt that much once Scola's adrenaline shoots up.
    • Soberduud1  •  3 months ago
      Love released a statement? Something his attorneys and his agent no doubt wrote. How about you take ownership of your actions and, on camera, apologize. Man up you thug.
    • Nicole  •  3 months ago
      nobody treats my baby Scola like that
    • CW  •  Montreal, Canada  •  3 months ago
      Ugly people do ugly things
    • Mitch  •  3 months ago
      Kevin hate.
    • Zombie  •  3 months ago
      Don't you get tired of seeing overly-paid athletes saying sorry after a disgraceful act? How about the rest of us? Would it be parallel for us to screw up at work, say that you are sorry, take two days maybe a week off (of course unpaid) and go back to work as if nothing happened? That would be great.

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