Who gave a two-handed shove into Pau Gasols back in the final seconds of Game 4?”
Mickael Pietrus’ two-handed shove into Pau Gasol’s back in the final seconds of Game 4 was the first flagrant foul of the NBA Finals and will automatically be reviewed Friday by the league office. League rules mandate that all flagrants are subjected to a next-day video review for possible fine, suspension or downgrade. Anything more severe than a fine in this case is believed to be unlikely, but players and coaches have grown accustomed this postseason to waiting for the outcome of the review. Entering the Finals, 14 flagrant fouls in these playoffs had either been upgraded, downgraded or assessed retroactively on fouls that weren’t ruled flagrant during the game via the review process. On the play in question, Pietrus chopped down hard into Gasol’s back with both arms as the Spaniard was throwing down his second straight dunk in the final minute of overtime to seal the Los Angeles Lakers’ 99-91 victory, good for a 3-1 series lead. Gasol reacted angrily to the hit after briefly hangin
Mickael Pietrus’ two-handed shove into Pau Gasol’s back in the final seconds of Game 4 was the first flagrant foul of the NBA Finals and will automatically be reviewed Friday by the league office. League rules mandate that all flagrants are subjected to a next-day video review for possible fine, suspension or downgrade.
