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Abney: history's greatest monster

While the accident left you feeling sick in the stomach with only a foul being called, people were angry but the game continued. It was when Horvath received 3 consecutive Tech fouls and particularly the last one for throwing a towel when he had already been ejected from the game and off the court that made you realise how stupid and one sided the refs were. Use sheer force approaching a player from the rear to cause such a horrific injury = a foul, throwing a towel after being ejected from the game = a tech foul. Look at it that way and then say there was no stupidity in that. The discussions I had with others after the game upstairs suggested, and I thoroughly agree, that the sixers should have walked off the court and abandoned the game. The fine as a result of that would have been gladly paid by the fans all chipping in just to send a message that this nonsense is not being tolerated. That would have been the way the team could have shown pride in standing up for themselves in this manner. The Crocs' win would have been a less satisfying one as well. Before anyone fights this argument, just remember the number of posters on this forum who have agreed that the refs did a pathetic job. There is no question about that. Whether the Sixers were capable of putting it behind them and concentrating on the game is one thing but it just should not have happened.

Abney's a tool

Abney's mohawk was the most tolerable thing about him tonight.

It was a deliberate attempt to cause grievious bodily harm. Isn't that a crime? Certainly not punishable by a mere foul, not when Horvath can get an additional Tech Foul for throwing a towel and especially after he was ejected from the game. It made me feel sick in the stomach to witness that act. It ruined the whole game.