That was not a flagrant foul

Yes, it was Ron Artest.

Yes, Pau Gasol fell hard.

Yes, it looked like a hard foul.

However, when the fellow who commits the foul plays the ball, it’s usually not a flagrant foul, let alone “flagrant two.”

Not only did Artest play the ball, he hit the ball and blocked the shot as he fouled Gasol.

Even Kobe Bryant didn’t thought it was “just a hard foul.”

Meanwhile, the Lakers win Game 3 (and make no mistake, they deserved to win Game 3, the foul call did nothing to change that), take back home court, and set us once more on the inevitable collision between LeBron and Kobe.

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