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There could be a bit of controversy coming out of game 5 of the NBA finals.
During the game, Lakers center Anthony Davis appeared to intentionally hit Jae Crowder in the face while both players were down on the ground in the third quarter.
Anthony Davis blamed Andre Iguodala for re-aggravating his injury but had the nerve to do this lol @NBAOfficial pic.twitter.com/EvYlXr1RNe
— Ryan Cortes (@Ryan_Cortes) October 10, 2020
A couple more angles of the AD-Crowder play in question from last night's 3rd Q: pic.twitter.com/X1wcCJoN6F
— Couper Moorhead (@CoupNBA) October 10, 2020
I wonder if the league takes a look at this. Intentional act? https://t.co/dCpcKIkYMv
— Vincent Goodwill (@VinceGoodwill) October 10, 2020
Heat fans are now calling for the NBA to look into the matter and suspend Davis for the cheap shot on Crowder.
Reminder that JR Smith was suspended 2 games for doing this to Jae Crowder in 2015 pic.twitter.com/AY0Tl97rJB
— Grant Liffmann (@GrantLiffmann) October 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/DrGuru_/status/1314975786588397575
https://twitter.com/NBACouchside/status/1314995666033270784
https://twitter.com/PapiHumor/status/1314991958478249984
So are y’all gonna do something about this or…? @NBAOfficial @OfficialNBARefs https://t.co/mWoUckEg0b
— #Culture (@HeatBetter) October 10, 2020
Update: The NBA said they would not give Anthony Davis a retroactive flagrant for the play.
The NBA reviews all footage from every game for this type of incident. Sources said that after the review of all the camera angles, league officials decided the contact was not considered a flagrant.https://t.co/mzUEsAVCz8
— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) October 10, 2020