When I woke up this morning, there was a fair amount of buzz concerning a hard foul committed by New Jersey Net Devin Harris against Cleveland Cavalier Jamario Moon. Naturally, the side of me that appreciates a good tussle was eager to see the video footage. Now that I have, I’m not sure what the fuss is all about. Sure, Harris’ foul was indeed intentional, and he got kicked out of the game for his efforts, but if Harris doesn’t make contact with Moon’s head-and-neck area, that’s just another physical play in a game played by chiseled athletes.

Now this is a flagrant foul:

Again, this isn’t to take anything away from Devin Harris. He committed a hard foul to stop a layup. Granted, there was probably a great deal of season-long frustration tied up in that foul, but Harris didn’t exactly “drop the hammer” on Moon either. I don’t know. Maybe I’m just jaded.

Tags: Cleveland Cavaliers, Devin Harris, Hard Fouls, Jamario Moon, New Jersey Nets

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