Thursday, July 23, 2009
International Incident: Haddadi Shows a Mean Streak
Posted by Chris Herrington on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Check this video of Grizzlies center Hamed Haddadi getting into it with a member of the Jordanian National Team. This game happened today, as part of the "Jones Cup" tournament. Apparently the ensuing near-melee lead to the Jordanian team leaving the arena, forfeiting the game to Iran.
More here. Look closely early on and you can see Hadaddi wagging his finger, Mutombo-style:
And, here, kicking the ball afterwards:
UPDATE: After watching this more, three things I find hysterical:
1. In the second video, after the great finger wave, Haddadi taking a seat with a towel over his shoulders and his teammates slapping his back. Like a boxer going to his corner.
2. There is NOBODY in the arena. Even lower attendance than the average Griz game last season.
3. The TV announcer sounds A LOT like Chris Wallace.
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Judging by the crowd, this could have been a Grizz home game.
Pretty good slam, but not enough for HH to be a violation of the "single knucklehead theory".
Maybe HH is jealous of the "Basketball Family" and the "destroyer of evil" tag and is looking for some street cred.
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The Jordanian guy with the swift kick to the nards/drift back into the crowd move has got to be in the top 5.
Haddadi showing some toughness. Way to go, young fella, now let's see it in an NBA game!
I'd love to see him do this to Kobe or better yet Luke Walton.
The Jones Cup is NOT the Asia Championships (that's in August)...
http://www.interbasket.net/news/3000/2009/…
Chris, We are waiting for your comments on the Grizzlies' withdrawal of Warrick's QO?
What does it mean?!?!
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