PLAYERS:
Rajon Rondo,
Kris Humphries,
Doc Rivers,
Kevin Garnett,
Gerald Wallace
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets
Things got physical in Boston Wednesday night when Kris Humphries committed a hard foul on Kevin Garnett. In response to the foul, Rajon Rondo pushed Humphries which led to a NBA style shoving match.
Both Rondo and Humphries were ejected as was Gerald Wallace after receiving his 2nd technical foul of the night. Kevin Garnett also received a technical but remained in the game.
After heading to the locker room Humphries took to Twitter to show his wounds from the shoving match.
https://twitter.com/KrisHumphries/statuses/274005297524252675?tw_i=274005297524252675&tw_e=details&tw_p=tweetembed
And while some may think that Rondo’s reaction to Humphries’ foul on Garnett shows that the Celtics are just a tough team, Celtics coach Doc Rivers disagrees.
“If I’m Brooklyn and the league, you’ve got to think we’re pretty soft the way we’re playing,” Rivers said. “We’re a soft team right now; we have no toughness.”
“That stuff’s not toughness,” Rivers said. “All that stuff, that’s n
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