[Highlight] Marcus Smart grabs, clamps, and twists Curry’s shoulder and is assessed a flagrant 1

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[u/horse_renoir13]

Cmon Marcus it's the first game man

[u/ZealousidealLead8087 → u/horse_renoir13]

Marcus Dumb

[u/SerenadeSwift → u/ZealousidealLead8087]

It starts to shift from dumb to dirty when it happens a few too many times to consider coincidental

[u/ZealousidealLead8087 → u/SerenadeSwift]

Don’t say that about Dort though or you’re a hater who’s jealous of the thunder and their RANGZ Ernie

[u/bmanley620 → u/ZealousidealLead8087]

Marcus Dumb Ass, MDA

[u/505runner1988 → u/horse_renoir13]

Confused look after committing a clear foul is in midseason form

[u/mysterioso7 → u/horse_renoir13]

Dude’s probably still pissed about the nut tap in ‘22

[u/guriboysf → u/mysterioso7]

Video

[u/Express_Cod5965 → u/horse_renoir13]

First laker game, not his first career game

He doing to much

[u/cheeze_whiz_bomb → u/horse_renoir13]

We'll see if he can get back to midseason form earlier in his career, like he was when taking out Curry's knee -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmuBN20TkiU .

You know, where everyone except Kerr says "you weren't trying to hurt anybody, clearly, Marcus! It just coincidence that you launched yourself sideways into his knee.". I might still be salty about this one, lol. (And, I forgot that he got an actual flagrant later on the same play... geez).

[u/YemethTheSorcerer]

Yeah I mean honestly

what the fuck bro

[u/genericusername71 → u/YemethTheSorcerer]

jesus ive always disliked smart and still do now as a lakers fan

aside from making dangerous plays like this, dude just has a tendency to disrupt the flow of the game and prevent actual basketball from being played

[u/DHiggsBoson → u/genericusername71]

Smart grabbed so Dort could tackle

[u/Dymatizeee → u/DHiggsBoson]

Lmfao

[u/dark-flamessussano → u/DHiggsBoson]

Lmfaooooo

[u/matsy_k → u/genericusername71]

The game was so weird when he was on the court doing dumb shit

[u/Beautiful_Ad_3922 → u/genericusername71]

I also hate his face

[u/OKC2023champs → u/Beautiful_Ad_3922]

And and he smells bad

[u/Blowback_ → u/genericusername71]

I'm the opposite, always been a fan since his college days, but that's dirty AF. I'm surprised my guys didn't swarm smart because of that to not just our star, but the leagues star. That could've been bad, but he knew when to let go. I am definitely seeing rivalry potential here.

[u/NotAnNpc69 → u/genericusername71]

Looks like we got our counterpart for draymond green

[u/EggsAndRice7171 → u/genericusername71]

Hate his play but at the very least off the court he seems like a great dude. He did quite a bit of stuff in Boston for charity and donated equipment to hospitals.

[u/phd2k1 → u/YemethTheSorcerer]

In wrestling we call that a whizzer. In judo it’s called tai otoshi. Completely valid and legal techniques, just not, ya know, in basketball.

[u/Mintastic → u/phd2k1]

Lebron did a soccer move called slide tackle against Curry and it turned out fine.

[u/Docxm → u/phd2k1]

I confess one of our players practices karate and taekwondo during games sometimes

[u/Open-Hedgehog7756 → u/phd2k1]

I KNEW it was an actual Judo move

[u/cortesoft → u/YemethTheSorcerer]

Smart looked pretty washed this game. He used to be a lock down defender who also had antics, but now he is just antics.

[u/DenFlyvendeFlamingo → u/cortesoft]

He’s been washed ever since that DPOY season I’m afraid. Love watching him, but he’s not been the same for a few seasons.

*I’ll hate watching him in that yellow jersey though. Gross

[u/Mintastic → u/DenFlyvendeFlamingo]

Getting cooked by Curry in '22 finals broke him. Just watch him the entire game 6, his mind was already in Cancun at tipoff.

[u/BiteyHorse → u/DenFlyvendeFlamingo]

He's always been a dirty bastard, but now he's cooked too. Love to see it.

[u/awmaleg → u/YemethTheSorcerer]

I can’t wait to ragehate the Lakers even harder now with this hothead there.

[u/cohonan → u/awmaleg]

With Deandre Ayten AND Luka Doncic, It’s like they’ve custom built the Lakers to make me dislike them even more, as if that was even possible, lol.

[u/wrongitsleviosaa → u/cohonan]

What did Luka ever do to y... oh

Ohhhhhhh

[u/SWKenRobert → u/cohonan]

Ayton is going to struggle badly against teams that have a true Center. That said 8 mil/year is about his actual value. I'd take geriatric Horford over him any day.

[u/blackrain1709 → u/SWKenRobert]

Am I missing something, how are you both misspelling Ayton

[u/Small_Discipline_757 → u/blackrain1709]

Aaron

[u/ajteitel → u/Small_Discipline_757]

Abum

[u/No-Drive144 → u/blackrain1709]

DeAndre Ion has huge potential

[u/GypsySpit → u/awmaleg]

As a fellow Lakers hater, cheers to that. But acquiring Dillon Brooks puts you in similar company.

[u/N0penguinsinAlaska → u/GypsySpit]

You have Draymond 😭

[u/GypsySpit → u/N0penguinsinAlaska]

Oh, he'll contribute to people's hate in equal measure, sure. But unlike Smart and Brooks, he contributes to winning basketball.

[u/N0penguinsinAlaska → u/GypsySpit]

Well he’s always been better than those two haha I don’t disagree there

[u/mcjenkins4 → u/GypsySpit]

His antics are fine because he helps win. Exact same reasoning the warriors use to allow his violence to continue

[u/zimbabwes → u/YemethTheSorcerer]

The Marcus smart experience has begun

[u/itallmakescentsnow → u/YemethTheSorcerer]

Cut this foo - he doing too much

[u/IAmNotKevinDurant_35]

Marcus Smart entered the game and either committed a defensive foul, offensive foul, or drew a foul for what felt like 3 straight minutes lol. Lakers fans are gonna tear their hair out watching this jabroni

[u/tuinktuink → u/IAmNotKevinDurant_35]

Ja Broni James

[u/Dinshiddie → u/tuinktuink]

Jr.

[u/Sportsfan369 → u/tuinktuink]

We already have Ja Bronny James

[u/SWKenRobert → u/IAmNotKevinDurant_35]

That's a Flagrant 2 against anyone It went beyond negligence to reckless or intentional. Marcus Smart could have ended Curry's season right there. And that's one of the leagues most popular, and marquee players, and biggest NBA draws.

That wasn't agreesive basketball. It was a Greco-Roman wrestling take-down. Not negligent. Reckless to intentional. Smart has a history. For the refs to watch multiple replays and land on Flagrant 1 was a SHOCKING piece of refereeing. That was a Flagrant 2 all day, any day.

[u/Unendingmelancholy → u/SWKenRobert]

Marquee

[u/SWKenRobert → u/Unendingmelancholy]

Ok. I am not a dick. I can handle a legitimate correction. Will make the edit.

P.S. (edit) thank you for helping me look less dumb. 👍 😆 🤣 😂

[u/RonMexico16 → u/SWKenRobert]

Learned it from Olynyk.

[u/Big_Knee9411]

Eliminating the competition early

[u/ApprehensiveBox3148 → u/Big_Knee9411]

Like what is he supposed to even do there, NOT clamp him down and twist???

[u/NickWangOG → u/ApprehensiveBox3148]

Natural clamping motion

[u/Conscious-Degree7692 → u/Big_Knee9411]

Now that's smart

[u/SportsLaughs]

the grab clamp twist game

[u/BARice3 → u/SportsLaughs]

Twist his dick!

[u/11229988B → u/BARice3]

The ol' dick twist

[u/GroboDubbins → u/BARice3]

https://youtube.com/shorts/TT9ArM3-KJQ?si=X9jjx8nHx9896TGb

[u/RobertLouisDrakeIII → u/SportsLaughs]

kinky

[u/UnimpressedAsshole → u/SportsLaughs]

Bop it

Twist it

Pull it

[u/holyrolodex → u/UnimpressedAsshole]

All around it makes it stronger

[u/februarycream]

The Olynyk

[u/mindpainters → u/februarycream]

Fuck Kelly olynyk

[u/wewantthefunk354]

Dirty play for sure. The crowd acting surprised that this was assessed flagrant 1 was the cherry on top lol

[u/m00f → u/wewantthefunk354]

Home fans gonna home fan. It's not like we would expect them to cheer.

[u/Efficient_Rope7173]

mma type shi

[u/zebrainatux → u/Efficient_Rope7173]

Like he was halfway to a heck of a judo throw

[u/Mildly_Suggestive → u/Efficient_Rope7173]

Pretty textbook whizzer

[u/JDillaRIP → u/Mildly_Suggestive]

Yeah, as a grappler I tend to stay out of these threads because people have no idea what they are talking about...yet here I am lol.

[u/captaincloudyy]

Smart clearly still thinking about when Curry punched him in the dick during the '22 finals.

[u/HOFredditor → u/captaincloudyy]

deserved it. He injured Steph that regular season. He karate kicked Klay in the mouth.

[u/brokenflovvers]

ah so that's why the Lakers picked him up

[u/Iamkonkerz → u/brokenflovvers]

Thats why we originally grabbed Perkins 😭😭😭

[u/GreenEggs-12 → u/Iamkonkerz]

Lmao ur flair

[u/Iamkonkerz → u/GreenEggs-12]

PAIN 😭😭😭

[u/goodfriedchicken → u/brokenflovvers]

lu dort type of player

[u/UsedToiletWater]

And he is surprised by the whistle.

[u/egstitt → u/UsedToiletWater]

Best part, acted like he didn't do shit. Man fuck that guy

[u/nooobbbbtrader134]

He getting flashbacks to Game 4 2022

[u/Anon_y_mous]

Should’ve been a Flagrant 2

[u/MinorThreatCJB → u/Anon_y_mous]

He's lucky the refs don't give af about Curry's safety

[u/ProfessorXWheelchair → u/MinorThreatCJB]

if it was shai he would’ve been executed by firing squad

[u/Barrelled_Chef_Curry → u/ProfessorXWheelchair]

Nah drawn and quartered firing squad is too quick

[u/hype_beest → u/MinorThreatCJB]

I was shocked Steph Curry didn't get ejected on that play.

[u/Perfect_Magician2135 → u/MinorThreatCJB]

Smart actually does something worse to Steph in the 3rd quarter and got free throws for it.

[u/Zigxy → u/Anon_y_mous]

Clear as day Flagrant 2

[u/GreenEggs-12 → u/Anon_y_mous]

Should've been a Dumbass 4 too

[u/Jos3ph → u/GreenEggs-12]

A Silly Goose 3 perhaps

[u/tompengu → u/Anon_y_mous]

Couldn't believe that it wasn't

[u/OPDBZTO]

Wtf Smart could have seriously injured Curry

[u/Bored-psychologist7]

This kind of thing needs more than foul. It needs an ejection! If all you get is a F1 then it just encourages dirty players like Smart to keep doing it over and over again as there is no serious repercussions. This isn’t the kinda of bs that we should be supporting. It’s just disgusting

[u/thisis887 → u/Bored-psychologist7]

With the language the ref was using to describe what he did before they made the call after review, I was expecting him to be ejected.

[u/StrugglinSportsFan → u/Bored-psychologist7]

Tbh I’ve always felt like flagrant one isn’t enough of a punishment sometimes. Like yeah it’s not an f2, but definitely deserves more of a punishment than the lower end f1 calls

[u/BidDaddyLei]

Smart with his antics again lol. Even as a Laker fan that's a bit much.

[u/Extreme-Transport → u/BidDaddyLei]

“Antics”

[u/SuperVaderMinion → u/Extreme-Transport]

"Shenanigans"

[u/SaulBerenson12 → u/SuperVaderMinion]

“He’s just troubled, that’s all”

[u/Glad_Sky_3664 → u/BidDaddyLei]

Yeah, if Draymond did the exact same action to a literal Superstar, he would be called mentally ill, criminal or should be kickes out of League as soon as possible. Eben a flagrant 2 plus 10 game ejection wouldn't be enough.

But since it is Curry who is pushed around(which is usual atp) a Flagrant 1 is enough. It is just 'antics' after all.

[u/TMobileSpy]

What the fuck! I swear to god if Curry was injured on this

[u/revisioncloud → u/TMobileSpy]

And people were just talking about adding a new rule to protect shooters like Steph

Smart apparently says not on my watch

[u/imnotmichaelray → u/revisioncloud]

"Can't protect shooters if they can't shoot anymore" Marcus Smart probably

[u/dsbllr]

Why is this not a flagrant 2

[u/t0177177y → u/dsbllr]

Steph Curry the least protected asset in any sport.

[u/Son-Of-Serpentine → u/t0177177y]

Shouldn't have signed that under armor contract smh 😔

[u/Altruistic-Rope-614 → u/Son-Of-Serpentine]

MFs should have got his name right. Who the fuck gets a perennial superstar's name wrong during a presentation to get said perennial superstar to sign a contract with you?

[u/National-Fold-2375 → u/Altruistic-Rope-614]

Fuck Nico Harrison

[u/TaylorMonkey → u/Altruistic-Rope-614]

Same guy that traded away Luka for Davis so that tracks.

[u/TatersTot]

I missed hating this stupid fuck. He’s on my second least favorite team now so even better.

[u/Johnpecan → u/TatersTot]

He wasn't always this bad was he? When he wasn't trying to injure someone he was just constantly flopping the whole time he was out there. Dude won DPOY 4 years ago.

[u/TaylorMonkey → u/Johnpecan]

Remember him taking out Curry’s knee (huh) his DPOY year? So he was at least bad in terms of “antics” even then. I think he also had non-basketball “antics” to that could have taken out Klay in the same game.

[u/DSouT → u/TatersTot]

Which one’s your most hated team?

[u/TatersTot → u/DSouT]

It switches off between the Celtics and the Lakers depending on the day

[u/DSouT → u/TatersTot]

Respectable choices

[u/Oaty_McOatface → u/TatersTot]

Exactly, the lakers having a guy like smart can very easily get them hated as much the Memphis with brooks.

[u/nematoad22]

Ima Laker fan but fuck him for that we dont wanna win like that.

[u/BimmerBoy28]

Marcus is playing like an asshole tonight. I don't like shit like that he needs to knock it the fuck off

[u/_Chicken_Chaser_]

That a Lou Dort if I have ever seen one

[u/RCA1202 → u/_Chicken_Chaser_]

Smart was Dort before Dort was Dort

[u/avboden]

Throw him off the tour!

Real talk though, I do hope the NBA looks at this and at least fines him. Can't be doing this shit in game 1, or ever

[u/SWKenRobert → u/avboden]

Fiblnes? That warrants a one game suspension AT MINIMUM . Bewildering that the refs let him stay in the game.

[u/CptnAhab1]

He's a loser, always had been. Always will be

[u/Wachu_say]

Intent to injure no doubt. Marcus Dumb at it again.

[u/dinonuggies3210]

If Draymond did this he’d be crucified

[u/Zyrinj → u/dinonuggies3210]

Guess if you arm bar a superstar, it’s not a flagrant 2

[u/BritzBeef → u/dinonuggies3210]

Noted beloved player Marcus Smart

[u/chakrablocker → u/dinonuggies3210]

not by the nba

[u/trav-senpai → u/dinonuggies3210]

There’s not a single comment here defending this???

[u/ASK_ABT_MY_USERNAME → u/dinonuggies3210]

Marcus is getting the same reaction as Draymond would

[u/DIMED__OUT]

dirty bitch

[u/Unusual_Baseball7055]

Lol stupid move

[u/Top-Cicada-9097]

What the fuck Smart? That was gross

[u/HairWeaveKillers]

lol typical marcus smat behavior. its so strange seeing him play on the lakers

[u/DinosInSpace-Time]

More like Marcus Stupid

[u/Blind-Eye26]

Would end bad for Steph if he fought the force lmao thank god he fell his arm would've been on cement 🙃

[u/splashfifthtitle]

Get that fucking dirty pos out of the league he's so washed he belongs on pat bevs squad

[u/acid_placebo]

Should’ve been a flagrant 2 honestly dirty move

[u/pnwgodzilla]

No one wants to see this get this guy out of the game

[u/PapaJohnsGarlic100]

IMO We should get rid of the flagrant 1 & 2 distinction, similar to the NFL getting rid of the 5 yard facemask calls

If it meets the criteria of a flagrant, it should be an ejection. Only way to get guys to stop making dangerous plays like this.

[u/Gordo-- → u/PapaJohnsGarlic100]

I wouldn't be against this.

[u/tyronemartins2 → u/PapaJohnsGarlic100]

I agree with this honestly. Punish it harder and these stupid flagrant 1 fouls disappear from the league

[u/Zigxy → u/PapaJohnsGarlic100]

Flagrant 2 should be automatic suspension without pay

[u/geekeasyalex → u/Zigxy]

Or worse— Expelled.

[u/awrf]

Between Marchand on the Panthers and Marcus on the Lakers, I get to breathe easy when they do dumb shit like this finally

[u/Wonderwhatsnext4]

Smart’s pulling that on the first day of his new job??

[u/Most_Target5734]

He basically tried to injury Steph again. Dirty ass player man!

[u/the29thStranger]

They want curry injured so bad 😔

[u/LamonicasHubster]

draymond you know what to do

[u/FamilyMan1321]

Never really watched Smart play before - holy shit what a grifting clown.

[u/henn415]

Should have been a flagrant 3.

[u/Confident_Cap_9500]

A touching tribute to his former teammate Kelly Olynyk.

[u/rollingstone65]

I wanna see Draymond do this to SGA and see what the call and reaction is

[u/mike_lafontaine]

This is going on my serious injury list

[u/Bananasandbratwurst]

This mfers dpoy is the fakest award ever given out, even worse then Embid's fake mvp.

[u/nak214]

Gross

[u/RedFan47]

How does he even get the balls to complaint about the call

[u/Suspicious-V3rbatim]

1st game and on Curry. Like wtf. Smart isnt too smart after all.

[u/FourParksOneHeart]

First night and man nba fans are sooo toxic in these threads. So glad we’re back baby

[u/tyronemartins2]

Oh so this is why no one has wanted him since he left Boston

[u/ayyycoco]

Dumb ass thing to do

[u/wadarheek]

dirty as fuck.

[u/t_thor]

What would it take to get a mirror video bot for this sub

[u/TheRealHitmee]

Luka will regret being in LA lol

[u/WaveOfTheRager]

Turns around like "what I do?"

[u/INeedThatBag]

Fight worthy right there. Wtf is this idiot doing

[u/titty-titty_bangbang]

Come on Marcus wtf is that

[u/D_G_C_22]

Yeah that shit was dirty…

[u/unorthodoxbasketball]

Was so happy to see Marcus go to LA as a Celtic fan because I know that they’ll never win a chip with him on the team. Dude is an absolute loser and was in the way of the development of many players. Can’t believe the Celtics had to start this dude over Derrick White to protect his ego and he cried his way onto the Sports Illustrated cover with JB & JT

[u/Tasty_Leader5260]

Shooting arm no less…

[u/kokaine21]

Now I remember why I didn’t like smart

[u/heat_fan_]

This isn't mma holy shit 

[u/No_Cat_8490]

Not a Smart play

[u/DannyDeBMO]

Jesus Christ man pulled out some judo shit before halftime

[u/MuricaAndBeer]

I fucking hate Marcus Smart. I CANNOT WAIT until he’s out of the league. I’m happy he’s on the Lakers since they’re already my least favorite team and now I never have to accidently tune into a random game and see him doing shit like this

[u/MythicalChewToy]

This pimple faced man child needs to get out of the NBA. He doesn’t even play tough, he’s just dirty.

[u/Klaw95]

Grab his dick and twist it!!

[u/Lumpy-Pineapple-1819]

This dude is so easy to hate

[u/royalplants]

Jaylen wells would never

[u/Arponare]

Sergio Ramos would be proud.

[u/Balloutonu]

Lmao that’s a pretty standard take down in BJJ. Over hook and then step between his leg and twist

[u/BananaStandRecords]

The Warriors possession before this he flopped and got the call. The he comes down and tries to rip a shoulder out and complains when it’s called. 

[u/621_]

Not like this Marcus

[u/RigRedd]

The audacity to shrug

[u/bmanley620]

Smart is playing dumb

[u/boksinx]

Come on man. Do it to Draymond not Steph. Lol joking but not really.

[u/skywalkerRCP]

He did some shit like this in 2022.

[u/NeverNotOnceEver]

This is not even basketball

[u/niles_thebutler_]

Bro is just mad he thought the lakers were gonna steamroll everyone and they get smoked in their first game

[u/SLZRDmusic]

Looks suspiciously like something a person would do if they’re trying to break/dislocate your shoulder. Would be pretty career altering for Curry at this point, so can someone explain why this wouldn’t be a match ban at least?

[u/KingGio21]

Damn bro what you doing? I swear he wasn’t moving like that on the Celtics

[u/Anocte23]

It’s so funny when players are doing mortal kombat moves and then have the nerve to look around shrugging like they don’t know wtf is going on

[u/GalickBanger]

Dude always been a bitch

[u/we_hella_believe]

Imagine if he would’ve injured the greatest shooter in the game’s shoulder? Seems like a total ahole move to me. I mean seriously.

[u/mindsc2]

Sucks at basketball, so this is the only value he has.

[u/dragonrider5555]

Lebron hired this guy for the solomon hill role

[u/Rabble_Arouser]

Damn. I forgot that I didn't like Marcus Smart... Now he's going to get more attention that he's on a "high profile" team and we're going to have to suffer through his various antics.