Damian Lillard: D'Angelo Russell 'Poked The Bear'

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  1. dviss1

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    Thought this was pretty funny lol.

    D'Angelo Russell engaged Damian Lillard in a war of words and had to be separated. Lillard had shot 3 of 14 from the field and the Portland Trail Blazers held just a one-point lead over the Los Angeles Lakers. Lillard responded by scoring 13 points, including 11 in a row.

    "[Russell] poked the bear and you seen what happened the rest of the game," Lillard said. Lillard said that confrontation with Russell "absolutely" ignited his strong play.

    "As far as that situation, since last game, he's been doing little slick elbows," Lillard said of Russell. "And I play the game clean. I'm from Oakland. I ain't with that extra stuff and nobody can just do what they want to me.

    "I got called for a foul to start the third quarter for reaching in, but when I reached in the only reason there was contact is because his elbow came up again. After he blocked my shot, I was walking to my spot, and I felt like he went out of his way to get that elbow in there again. And I told him, 'That ain't gonna fly.' And I wasn't interested in anything else that was said after that. We ain't going to do it on the court so we'll be in the back and whatever happens, happens.

    http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/244562/Damian-Lillard-DAngelo-Russell-Poked-The-Bear
     
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    "[Russell] poked the bear and you seen what happened the rest of the game," Lillard said.

    I never heard of that phrase before, but that is fucking hilarious!
     
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    The Blazers need to hire someone from this forum to poke Lillard before every game--maybe just spitball trade ideas involving him all day.
     
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    This was my favorite part of that interview. I was surprised it seemed to slip by everyone unnoticed.
     
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    Tunchi got bannedd for doing pretty much exactly that. Now you want to pay him?!
     
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    Do you want to win games or not? Tunchi was a team player.
     
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    Wait what? Did I miss something?

    @Tunchi got banned? When? For what?
     
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    Since I don't hang out much in the game threads, I hadn't really noticed he was gone. Looks like he went down in a blaze of nasty negativity in the Warrior game on Dec. 17th. Here are his last posts: http://www.sportstwo.com/search/13426805/
     
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    That link errors out for me. Tunchi has been thrown down the memory hole.
     
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    SportsTwo - Error
    The requested search could not be found.

    :dunno:
     
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    First SPD bans Tunchi, and then castrates HCP.

    Next, SPD rules the world.

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    SPD is a Kardashian?
     
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    I realize the Kardashians have slept with everyone and are re-writing the Kama Sutra. But do not see how SPD can be related to them. SPD has a shred of dignity.
     

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