BREAKING: The Memphis Grizzlies are trading star forward Jaren Jackson Jr., John Konchar, Jock Landale and Vince Williams Jr. to the Utah Jazz for Walter Clayton Jr., Kyle Anderson, Taylor Hendricks, Georges Niang and three future first-round picks, sources tell ESPN.
@WorldWideWob All of these players played too many minutes. They risk getting hurt or injured just for a silly regular season game. Oh wait, Thibs wasn’t coaching tonight so no issue with this!
Reasons:
The swing of Heeney's arm was forceful, and it was more than a swatting motion. Having looked carefully at the vision, we find that it falls comfortably within the language of clause 4.3(b), the guidelines, in that he was intending to forcefully push or fend off Webster to gain separation for the purpose of contesting the ball.
The guidelines distinguish between push and fend in a way that makes clear that a fend means something different to or at least more than a push, bearing in mind the obvious purpose of the rule to reduce the incidence of blows such as this would be illogical to capture pushes, but not capture forceful swings of the arm.
Clause 4.3(b) states that if the effect of such an action is that the reportable offense of striking is committed, the strike will usually be graded as intentional. We find that this was the effect. It was a forceful blow to Webster's face.
This part of clause 4.3 is only engaged if a player is not intending to strike, only intending to push or fend.
As a player whose conduct is captured by this provision will always be in a position of saying they did not actually intend to strike their opponent.
The provision makes clear it will usually be so graded. We do not find that there is anything about the circumstances of this offence that would reasonably characterize it as other than usual, given the natural language of the provision and the evident purpose of the provision.
As we have said, Heeney's swing of the arm was a forceful blow, and he intended that blow to make contact with Webster, albeit not to his face. We are not satisfied that he intended only to make contact with Webster's hands.
Then a submission that the act attracts the operation of regulation 19.6(a) two, in that there are exceptional and compelling circumstances which would make it inappropriate to apply the consequences of appendix one to the classification that's been determined by the tribunal for an offence.
We do not find that the circumstances of this strike that has been graded as intentional render it appropriate to apply the appendix A classification.
Mr Heeney has a good record, and his immediate and genuine concern for the consequence of his strike were apparent.
This was an intentional strike resulting in injury, and accordingly, we consider a one-match sanction is appropriate.
@FOXFOOTY Regardless of tonight's outcome, no one should feel sorry for Isaac, because:
A) He will continue to be well-paid for years to come and loved by his friends, family and teammates for a lifetime.
B) He has met Sydney Sweeney.
NEW: The owner of a $16M California mansion that is on the verge of falling into the ocean, is refusing to leave his home.
82-year-old Lewis Bruggeman says his house is "fine" & isn't worried about it falling into the ocean after a recent storm eroded the cliffside.
"The house is fine, it's not threatened and it will not be red-tagged. The city agrees that there's no major structural issue with the house," the Dana Point home owner said.
The National Weather Service predicts more rain will be hitting the LA area next week, warning of more mud slides.