Comments on: League says information not shared reason Thunder surrender pick to Celtics

By: slopmcflop

slopmcflop — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:30:15 +0000

Yeah, that’s what I’m curious about.

If it was something major that was withheld, wouldn’t the Celtics physicians have picked up on it? And if it was something so minor that the Celtics themselves missed it, why make the Thunder surrender the pick?

Stern really needs to come forward and be a lot more clear about this, because this “explanation” just seems to raise more questions.

By: finalword33

finalword33 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:53:16 +0000

This is ALL on the refs.

By: bandanamac

bandanamac — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:24:54 +0000

Don’t the Celtics perform their own physical upon acquiring a player? Are the Thunder docs more thorough than the Celtics docs?

By: ttomfor1

ttomfor1 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:24:20 +0000

This isn’t surprising to me, the NBA is corrupt… The lakers are starting to fall so soon they will be handed compensatory picks too.. Seriously if this were say the Bobcats or the Timberwolves no compensatory picks would have been given…

By: j0esixpack

j0esixpack — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:01:16 +0000

They knew. They can’t prove it though.

This is akin to OJ Simpson getting off on the criminal charge and then found culpable in a civil case – only, of course this is much more serious because its basketball.

By: ufullpj

ufullpj — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:00:39 +0000

Let’s be real. OKC had KD, Westbrook to sign and lock-up; Harden started emerging, so he wasn’t going anywhere. The next best trade chip was a solid player & citizen in Jeff Green for a bruiser like Perkins. Perkins played the rest of the year, and the irregularity was discovered 9 months later. Give me a break.

What Stern is alleging – and thankfully, this time it’s not that Sam Presti is beating his wife – is that the Thunder, or their doctors, are guilty of negligence and knowingly withheld life-threatening information. That’s a big f-ing assertion.

Stern may be watching a bit too much Roger Goodell and believing that, suddenly, the burden of proof is nothing more than a suggestion…it’s an option that can be added later.

Bottom line – Jeff Green got the surgery and should be good. Really, that’s all that matters. Stern’s ridiculous theatrics and shallow attempt at “justice” shouldn’t take away from Green’s health.

By: pudgalvin

pudgalvin — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:34:42 +0000

I have a really hard time believing that a team would neglect something so serious. Seems to me that it was just a small thing that was overlooked, and the league wanted to remind teams to be more thorough when dealing with these things. Nobody is going to miss a 2nd rounder, and it lets teams know they need cross their t’s and dot their i’s in these matters.

By: giselleisasucubus

giselleisasucubus — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:26:56 +0000

Everyone got pissed at me when I was on my soapbox about this back when the heart condition was reported. I thought they should have got cap relief similar to the Knicks when Antonio McDyess blew out his knee (there was no reason the Knicks should have got relief, he was a FA and it was his knee, not his heart. Sh** happens) A second round pick? The Celtics should have a salary cap exemption up to 9mil w/Green which all wouldn’t go towards the cap. The Celtics got screwed on this deal.

By: drunkenjunk

drunkenjunk — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:12:02 +0000

if okc knew, the Celtics deserve more than a 2nd rounder.

By: seanb20124

seanb20124 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:26:52 +0000

So the Thunder could have killed J Green

By: borderline1988

borderline1988 — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:36:17 +0000

Maybe the Thunder management knew about it, but there’s no way to prove it and they are denying any knowledge of it.

Except that the information is on a medical chart somewhere in Oklahoma City, so team doctors must have been aware of the condition.