[socal_parrot]

Any doubt that the outcome was rigged was erased when, with one minute left in the game, Kobe Bryant tried to get free of tenacious Kings guard Mike Bibby, in order to catch an inbounds pass. Kobe got free, alright. He smashed Bibby in the nose with a forearm.

The correct call would have been a holding call on Bibby. This shows the writer's true bias. He's probably upset that he can't play with his cowbell for a few months now.

[diamond6]

You're exactly right. The whiners don't want to talk about the fact that Bibby was so close to Kobe he was giving him a bear hug as Kobe was receiving the ball. The offensive player has to be given room to move.