Metta World Peace is no stranger to flagrant fouls, but he wants to make it clear that the one he received on Feb. 25 — and all others he’s received in the past — is just an example of the Lakers forward being aggressive, not dirty.
That line may be blurred, but MWP crosses it pretty often as shown by his track record. His latest defense of his own play comes after he elbowed Kenneth Faried in the third quarter of the Nuggets-Lakers game, and the NBA retroactively upgraded the hit to a flagrant 2 foul. Denver head coach George Karl thought the hit was “premeditated,” but World Peace disagreed, saying it’s just part of his game.
“We grew up wanting to play with passion,” he said. “So, when the guys say we’re dirty, we’re just playing hard. We’re not playing dirty. We’re just playing. We’re reacting. We’re going hard. We want to win.”
World Peace and teammate Dwight Howard are now tied for the most flagrant fouls in the league with five each, but he believes Howard is actually th
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