Zach Randolph suspended for punching Steven Adams: Thunder at Grizzlies, Game 6
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- Опубликовано: 1 май 2014
- Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph has been suspended for punching Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams during Game 6 of a first-round playoff series.
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Who's here after watching steven adams on jj reddicks podcast
Showing no emotions makes your opponents even madder. Everyone should do what Adams does.
Beastplant1 You kinda missed the point. Zach thought he was about to fight. But Adams completely ignored him and looked unbothered. Plus Westbrook was dizzy after running into a brick wall. 😂
@Beastplant1 he was asking westbrook what the next play was. He wouldnt have even noticed randolph. His sister is bigger and stronger than randolph. Look her up Valerie Adams 2x olympic gold medalist in shotput. Randolph probably the same size as Adams 10 year old brother lol
Well.. everyone can't handle a punch like that from a 7 foot monster, like Steven Adams did.
*defense* Bulls6 he most definitely not seven foot
there was no punch , its more like a semi punch semi hard push to the face . and i am 110 % right . (cuz im god ) no problem guys
Are we just gonna ignore the fact that Steven Adams went through the biggest transformation/ glo-up in the NBA lmaooo
dude i was like where the fuck is steven adams xd
@@nukrisamyurashvili3021 LMAOOO THAT WAS ME WHEN I FIRST SAW HIM
@@nukrisamyurashvili3021 FAXXX
@@BeeDotGee1113 him too
This guy used glo up to describe a man lmao
Here from the jj reddick podcast
What dd they say?
Good for you man
Same
casual lmao
All those series with KD and Russ vs those Grizzlies squads were insanely intense.
I believe the grizzlies only won one series and that was the year Russ was out.
@@amitpalbains9361I believe every series between them, except for the one the grizzlies won, went to 7 games
@@amitpalbains9361They only played three series. You act like they won one out of ten or something. The series they won was a gentleman's sweep making total games won Grizzlies 10 and thunder 9. Seems pretty intense to me.
Who’s here after the jj redick podcast?
It’s always funny to me how nobody ever tries to grab Z Bo or say anything for that matter it’s like even his teammates and coaching staff a little intimidated by him 😭
His is a gd
Tony Allen clearly grabbed him & 3 other Grizzlies were standing around him 🧐
Intimidated or just sick of someone that gets mad at everything at all times lol gets old trying to talk to someone throwing temper tantrums
@@nellycruzz5838 fr?
He's not someone to mess with
He punched him right in the face, its not a shove or an elbow. go watch another video for a better look at it. He deserves the suspension, its not the NBA's fault that Randolph made a poor decision
"Quote NBA"
The on-court referees only assessed a personal foul - and no technical fouls or flagrant fouls - during the game. Oklahoma City went on to win 104-84 to even the series at three games apiece.
However, a slow-motion replay caught Randolph’s left elbow swinging into Adams’ mid-section before Randolph’s right hand, in a closed fist, made contact with Adams’ jaw.
The point is the intentional punch was there, regardless of how powerful it was
They’re up 17 points in an elimination playoff game, not worth it, if they want to crumble let them crumble
@@SuperPornage 7 years later and this is an immediate toss to the Locker Room, Fine, and a 2 game suspension after the game.
Steven looked like he just didn't feel it
Yet stumbled away 4 steps
@@BlackSaiyan24 to avoid getting a tech, zbo had no power to put out a white boy and that irritates the hell outta you boy
@@attiliobociccio6963 bet you feel like the man behind your phone typing racist stuff huh? Lol you are a coward
@@H41030v3rki110ny0u LOL ...they are beyond help.
@@attiliobociccio6963 why you actin like h punched him for real lmfao..that baby ass punch to look low-key and he still stubbed away
I saw a better video on Yahoo Sports which was up close and in slow motion. Randolph elbowed Adams in the stomach with one arm and then punched him in the face with the other. It's tough to tell in this video, but he does indeed do both and quite honestly he deserved the one game ban. JMO and I stand by it.
***** Hmmm, wait a second here, if I'm not mistaken, and if I'm not a complete, total, and utter incompetent, this is BASKETBALL. Huh. Interesting.
stfu
Trevy Trev - Can't fuck with Polynesians bro. NBA players are lucky Adams is one of few Polynesians in the NBA or else every dude would be getting knocked the fuck out.
@@brunomars9045 relax polish
@@brunomars9045 adams is half british
This was like a flashback from the jailblazers era.The TRUTH is that Randolph let his team down by doing this idiot move.They already lost the game , why would you make an agressive/violent move to someone at the end of the game?!?Everyone who says this is nothings is a delusional grizzlies fan who is in denial and can't accept the reality.
lol guess where Adams is now
It's literally nothing, dude. Should have been a flagrant foul, and everybody moves on. Doesn't really matter because the Thunder probably would have won anyway as they were the more talented team.
Stfu you're a 🤡 dude really compared this to the Jailblazers....gotta love some fans...
Steven Adams responded with a lot of class by walking away from Randolph
LOL. Class? Obviously you haven't watched much of Steven Adams, or else you wouldn't use the words "class" and "Steven Adams" in the same sentence unless you were to say that he has none.
Valid925 You can see in most situations he plays his game and shows no emotion towards his opponents. And this season, almost anytime someone tries to start beef with him whether its Nate Robinson or Vince Carter he just walks away and takes care of business on the court.
Valid925 Obviously you know nothing about Steven Adams.
Valid925 Give me an example of where he acted unclassy.
Wolves bandwagon fan since 1998 commenting because my boy Zbo fucked up cousins eh?
Z-bo just made cause adams blocked him out, access DENIED!!! then he elbows and punches adams, what a baby.
CrazySicily naw everyone knew Zach was the bully of the league lol. You seen Russ didn’t even try to go help nor Steven Adams wanted no smoke at all lol.
CrazySicily nah bruh Zbo stayed bullying everyone from Blake to cousins to punching and breaking his own teammate nose lol.
CrazySicily lol when have you ever seen Russ run from a argument lol
CrazySicily I did watch it and zbo was getting called for petty fouls and Adams was getting away. Come on now it’s actual proof that zbo don’t play, you can’t even say what Adams will do when he get mad because you never seen it. Perkins called zbo the bully of all bullies
CrazySicily and you must not watch Russ a lot. Didn’t he just argue with the whole warriors team even the ones on the bench lol.
I remember hating how Westbrook handled it with Adams. He's like "man why you causing problems again"... Have your teammates back dude.. Although I think he does better with Adams now, that rookie season he always was doing that crap....
agreed.. in this clip alone his body language speaks volumes
You know this is from a different era when they show a replay of someone getting punched and the announcers don't go "WOAH! HEY NOW!!"
Like, they really just kept playing ball 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
More of a push
It takes two years to let Steven Adams to turn into a long-haired beast
I'm a Grizzlies fan and I don't like that he got tossed but hey ZBo gon do ZBo things. Steven Adam's a champ for not reacting. I miss JV but I'm glad SA is with Memphis now.
Long hair Adams would of gave him the biz.. But short hair Adams was a nice young man.
Lolol
This was the turning point in the series to us winning game 7
You can't knock someone in the face for no reason. That's an easy suspension. Randolph blew it for them.
Man I miss watching zobo, Tony, marc and conley playing together.
87 mane mane g&g era has ended ☹️. Hopefully Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr can take this Memphis team to the promise land.
zbo gets suspended for pushing... amd draymond green gets a flagrant 2 for kicking adams in the nuts... ok Nba The league is funny
And they are both against Adams lol
@Jesus Shuttlesworth I said i had enough in my High School...
Green did get suspended later on though, which costed them the Finals
@Jesus Shuttlesworth he probably meant that he commited murder in his high school...
this is by far the highest quality replay i've ever seen of these games how did you do it
Wow Steven Adam looks so different and he’s one of the NBAs favorite teammates
A rare footage of pre puberty Adams getting punched in the face like nothing happened
Dang! That don't look like the Steven Adams I know!! He was a young buck in this clip.
It’s 2022 now Adams plays for the grizzlies lol
the fact that Z-Bo got suspended for this and then Howard hasn't been suspended for his hit on Bogut just shows how inconsistently shit the reffing is and what makes fans think that the game is rigged
fact!
Tim Summers The game is rigged bro.
Especially when it comes to the Grizz
That's a double negative
Why are people saying Steven Adams should've gotten suspended too. All i saw him do in this video was set a strong clean pick. It's not like he pushed Westbrook because Russel ran into Adams while he was setting a pick. looks to me like Adams is a brick wall because Russel Westbrook isn't weak
You mean beno udrih how would russell get picked by his own teammate
Little known fact that Adams left the NBA in 2019 and Jason Momoa replaced him
Difference between great players and idiots, Randolph cost his team a chance at finals, much like Draymond did when he hit Lebron in the nuts.
Here from JJ podcast
Adams is a Genius
Literal definition of a punch defined by the NBA's standards. And Memphis was some how going to win game 7 at okc after losing a close out opportunity by 20 on their home floor? Yeah, right.
Guess you didn't see Memphis beat the Thunder twice in OKC this series. The Thunder are ridiculously overrated. They have no No. 3 scorer. The fact that people think they're a championship team is laughable.
@valid your laughable that you think that haha. The thunder are beast.
Valid925
Then why Memphis didn't close the series on their home game when they had a chance?OKC was always the better team.
As a thunder fan, I am disappointed that we will not be facing the Grizz at full strength. This has been the most thrilling/frustrating series, but with Conley hurt and ZBo suspended the series doesn't get the climax it deserves. I don't blame the NBA for their ruling, in slow motion you clearly see a closed fist to the jaw after an elbow to the ribs, but I wish Randolf had not put himself in a position to even have this ruled against him. Its always more satisfying to beat a team at their best.
How you feel now though lol look at where Stevo is 💀
Love how it just doesn’t phase him
The Clark Kent version of Adams😅
I miss this Memphis team. Damn.
Same
They so damn good now though.
"Quote NBA"
The on-court referees only assessed a personal foul - and no technical fouls or flagrant fouls - during the game. Oklahoma City went on to win 104-84 to even the series at three games apiece.
However, a slow-motion replay caught Randolph’s left elbow swinging into Adams’ mid-section before Randolph’s right hand, in a closed fist, made contact with Adams’ jaw.
The point is the intentional punch was there, regardless of how powerful it was
Nobody gonna talk about that screen tho💀
at this point he realized he needs to change his look to be more intimidating
I miss these days.
I dont like how no one came to adams aid
Lmaooo that's a punch? That's no different than what Scott threw (slap/small jab) and George putting his hand in Scott's face. Nba is softer than a pillow
Hahaha...... I like the guy at the end practicing free throws and then someone trying to steal the ball away from him.
then Nene should be suspended for the rest of playoffs
Lol nene got suspended in game 4 after holding jimmy butler's neck in game 3.
Funny hearing Kerr talk about illegal screens when his team does it the most lol. Adam's pushed ZBO first crazy that he's a Grizzly now
To everyone saying OKC would've lost to Memphis in game 7 w/ Zach Randolph......ummm, Zach did play game 6 IN MEMPHIS, so what happened???? I can already hear "the refs" excuse like every other fan says when their favorite team loses......handily....hell, honestly I think the refs have been screwing OKC......now, I don't think that was a punch he threw, but it DEFINITELY wasn't necessary and he probably wouldn't have got suspended if he didn't aim towards Adams face
Looked like a little fly landed on his face 😂
If it wasn't for that short, I wouldn't have remembered this
westbrooke like damn you fighting again zach
If Stevan punched back it would be the end of Zach Randolohs career
Hell nah Randolph packs way more power dude has hood strength
@@johnnymanziel9309 well then clearly you don’t know how to hoods runs in New Zealand The guy lived on the streets and had 16 siblings just as big as him bro.
@@dr.curryputshersexyglasses4317 he ain’t like Randolph trust me. He’s from my city I can speak from experience we went to the same high school
@@dr.curryputshersexyglasses4317 Zach had a brother named Roger. Roger got killed the week his killer vanished. Zach doesn’t play games
Im more interested in James Johnson trying to stop Reggie Jackson from shooting practice FTs LOL. Dude started fighting for the ball 0:27
The NBA is always trying to get OKC to advance. It's pretty ridiculous. They just want ratings for a Miami vs OKC final.
Don’t punch people in the head pretty simple.
Randolph's reputation precedes him. He's got history.
Too bad that wasn't a punch...Thunder got lucky as fuck.
Guess they got lucky last night too when they whooped Memphis' ass on their home court. I think Randolph was in that game too :-P
Samuel Anderson Mike Conley getting injured and Zach Randolph getting suspended for a shove...yea the Thunder are lucky.
Westbrook and Durant can't score for shit but get to the line all game cuz they're stars...yea they're lucky.
Zach hit him in the jaw, watch the play. A hit above the neck is a suspension, gtfo it. Can't score for shit, Durant had 36, and Westbrook 25. When you take that many drives, you're gonna get fouled more often. Done talking with your simple ass. peace out
Randolph got lucky for not breaking his hand.
Samuel Anderson Bandwagon thunder fan anyway lmao fuck outta here.
He pushed his face, big deal. Suspend him game 1 of next series or next season.
BBall still has a place for your rough, energetic, body on the line style of play. Some people need to harden up and learn divings for the pools
All these talking heads gave Adams so much sh*t during his opening seasons.
He from a different era where they did that and alot more physical play
I mean I am sure punching a player in the face is a problem in any era. This is basketball not Street Fighter lol
@@denniswilliams6519 you sound like a female .
@@illuminated_ Nah love shit like the Malice in the Palace, makes the sport entertaining. But the fact is it is basketball now hockey so a punch to the face would get consequences lol
@@denniswilliams6519 go watch tennis . This a physical sport a grown man game . Matter fact go watch swimming . Since you sensitive
@@illuminated_ you don't really sound like a grown man.
too good for adams not to fight back... great job in controling the situation...
Smart move, Z-Bo. Enjoy spectating game 7!
This is not even close to a suspension! NBA don't ruin game 7!
But you know if it was Durant or Westbrook all you grizzly fans would say he definitely needs to get suspended but since it was Randolph he was innocent.
Wowww this was what got him suspended? I kept waiting to hear players get into it while they were showing the replays haha smh
Im sorry but that shove, which is what it should really be called, is not worthy of a suspension. If it was opening week maybe but not right now. The only time a player of his caliber should be suspended now is if he does something Sterling-esque
Look up what happened for the ind/atl game yesterday nobody was suspended...
.I can see how u might call it a shove.....but why have different standards for different times in the season??.. I understand u might suspend someone early in the season to "set the tone" in regards to how stern the NBA is goin to be on this sort of action... but why not make the same call(suspension) in crunch time as well??.. A "player of his caliber" shouldnt be reacting to that sort of physicality & letting it get him off his game mentally anyways.....I personally saw a closed fist to the jaw, but thats coming from a Kiwi who is a HUGE OKC fan!haha..
klaim1productions which is true but the thing that has me is the same thing happened I the Atlanta Indiana game.. And no suspension came from it.. Just seems like they need Okc in the playoffs.. To me.. OKc is more of a money maker than Memphis..
silencertr3 Good call.. I havent been able to catchup yet on the IND-ATL game.. if thats the case then the league needs to step up & make sure they play the same cards right across the board.. I can also see how OKC's brand of basketball is more profitable for the NBA.. could be some ulterior motives behind the suspension, but hopefully thats not the case..
klaim1productions Yes, Paul George stood up off the bench and stepped onto the floor during an altercation which is a league violation. In 2007 Boris Diaw and Amare Stoudemire were suspended for doing the same thing
As weak as it was a punch is a punch. I don't know if a suspension was entirely necessary however rules are there for a reason. I'm not just saying this because I'm a Thunder fan.
+Gaffer Duck www.nba.com/video/channels/originals/2014/05/02/randolph-video.nba/index.html
So zbo banned but nobody from Atlanta or Indiana is banned for there altercation... Smh the NBA really wants to save Durant hope they win without zbo...
Either way they still would've lost with Randolph.
It’s just a different upbringings in America your ego/manhood is essentially on the line when you’re playing you can’t let somebody punk you where in NZ it’s about gamesmanship what can I do that’s legal to get under your skin and make you make mistakes that you normally wouldn’t
NBA didn't wamt lose money having Memphis advance this was pure BS. Draymond has purposely kicked people several times tho
Steven Adams class! From the beginning! That OKC Thunder there is one of my favourite teams ever... 🎉
Still waiting on the “punch”
That’s a young Steve Adams. Aquaman is strong now lol but Z-Bo is a Dawg
What punch?
"What did i do mate"?
A bit disappointed thus has resulted in a suspension. Adams and zebo have had some good physical matchups in the season and they both seem to have enjoyed that neither guy was going to flop on contact.
A game seven without a star player for this seems bs. This wasn't a Vince Carter elbow.
That was controversial. But it doesn't matter, because this year the grizz are gonna win the championship!
THATS a punch? i bet they'd call it an act of terrorism if he ACTUALLY punched him..
That was a love tap
Fuck no, watch the up close video
4 years ago....
Dude! I can't recognize this young Stevey without his beard and a tattoo!
Memphis fans don't get your panties in a wad about the NBA! Be mad a Randolph...
I don’t think anyone want to go after Steve Adams now day
I'm rooting for OKC in this series, but I still don't think this "punch" was suspension worthy. The tech was more than enough.
I bet you he won’t do that again 😭
You must not know who Z Bo is
@@luny2nez281 I don’t think I meant Z
westbrick be like .. "thank god that happened or else, everyone will talk about how i flop"
Adams' reputation at that time was "dirty player", he sets tough screens and players think he was setting screens in dirty way. Mind you that this Adams was still 20 years old and 40 pounds lighter than what he is now, and he was already locking players with his brick wall screens.
Players like Randolph hated him and said Adams was a dirty player. Adams set a screen in this series that injured Randolph or nearly injured him if I remember.
Lmao i remember people calling Randolph soft
Adams gained my respect after this play. Pretty sure he gained Randolph's here too. He wasn't playing dirty, he just plays rough because that's how he was raised. No malicious intent at all.
No it wasn't, Adams never been considered dirty, but ZBo sure was, he cost his team a finals appearance so got what he deserved.
He got suspended for this?
I'm here because it's on news today, he had bad reputation in Memphis even though its all fault of Zach Randolph losing in game 7
here from jj reddick podcast
This is why hockey is better than basketball. A sport where contact is not aloud is barely a sport.
trust me if they allowed players to fight in the NBA, someone would die each game.
I never said they need to let each
other fight. I just think bumping someone shouldn't be a foul :/
Because in hockey they wear a bunch of padding and they're on ice skates, in the NBA they're on a court with great grip in a sport that requires you to be very athletic and quick hands.
Then maybe they should wear protective gear :/ You also need to be athletic in hockey and have hands of butter. You actually need to be more athletic. Hockey is a way way way quicker game.
what's up with reggie and the no.3 guy? ahhaha
the patience for this guy Steven Adams is sooooooooo mmmmm.... he dont fight
don't nobody wants to mess w/zbo
The Derek Fisher Mandela effect
Is this the "punch"??
Someone gets punched and the play the replay is a flow pick
grizzlies are stupid. ZBOW had to miss game 7 and so the grizzlies got smacked in that last game.
way before "AquaMan"
lol people talkin about he didn't even feel it, like Zach really tried to knock him out or somethin
Steven Adams's sister is almost as big as Z-Bo. Not surprised he didn't react to it.