This is the purest hogwash. I saw that play. Bibby had his arm around Kobe's waist trying to keep him from getting the inbound pass. I don't think that is legal in the NFL let alone the NBA. Kobe was simply trying to get himself free of that grip when he smashed Bibby's nose. I don't recall Bibby complaining about the call. Nobody likes to get a smash in the nose but he knew he was holding Kobe, that's what his coach told him to do.
What really happened in this series is the better team going in choked and transformed themselves into the second best team. Not choking is something winners learn how to do and losers (like the guy that wrote this article.) don't.