Nets @ Cleveland (West Inactive)

• devil1197

  Game tonight at 7, once again West has been declared inactive.
  
  I was hoping the episodes had passed West as he played in the last nine game and was productive but this shit has to stop sometime.
• Fab4Runner

  

  Go Cavs!
• Benny The Jet

  

  West is out again? What the hell? I'm all for him getting some help, and it's hard to say this because I think he's an extremely key factor on this team that helps them go, but you have to sit the guy and do everything you can to make him go get help. This has to be some sort of distraction to the team. What happens if this happens in the playoffs? Take a month or 2 off and get better!
• devil1197

  Benny he has already took some time off. He missed the start of camp, he hasn't played more than 5 min in 12 out of 25 games.
• Benny The Jet

  

  I mean I know he missed some time, but it has to be a distraction to the team with the "is he in the lineup tonight?" stuff going on. It's just frustrating too as a fan, because I think he's incredibly important to this team. Good shooter, keeps them loose, and great perimeter defender. Just want his as healthy as possible come playoff time.
• devil1197

  Cavs had a big lead but let the Nets get within 7 at half.
  
  Shaq has 12 points and 4 boards in 13 minutes.
  LeBron has 10 points on 4/9 shooting, 3 boards, and 5 assists.
• hangonsloopy

  

  Ouch, flagrant 2 called on Harris. Mugged Jamario going in for the dunk.
• ThumperAC

  Devin Harris about takes off Jamario Moon's head.
  
  Nice to see both LeBron and Shaq step right up and get in Harris' face after this.
• hangonsloopy

  

  Yeah, I don't think Harris was intentionally trying to do that, but I'll bet he immediately regretted it the second he saw LBJ and Shaq coming at him.
• osu99

  How would you like to turn around and have Shaq and Lebron in your grill. He may have leave because he soiled himself.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Delonte has his court date in a few days if I'm not mistaken--might have had something to do with it.
• Hb31187

  

  lol LBJ like tackled Harris into the padding
• SQ_Crazies

  

  I was glad that happened (kinda pissed because I have Harris in fantasy lol) but I'm hoping it gets them going a little bit.
• sleeper

  

  I don't think it was intentional, but he did go for the head which should be an automatic ejection. Harris should have let him get the uncontested layup.
  
  You could tell Harris felt bad about it, but the Nets still lost which is all that matters to me.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Who gives a shit if it was intentional? Why is that always the question afterwards? It happened, they made the right move by ejecting him because that's the rule--end of the story right there. I don't get why everyone always goes out of their way to say it was unintentional. OF COURSE the guy that did it is going to say that--he doesn't want fined or suspended. But how the hell does LeBron or Shaq know if it was? They don't know what was going through his head. It may have been intentional, he was probably pissed that he got the ball stolen from him at the top of the key by SHAQ--that's how that play started. I wouldn't be surprised if it was intentional at all, but it is what it is--he served the punishment for it.