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Video: Ray Allen Cheap Shots Varejao

Apr 12, 2009 – 8:11 PM
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Brett Pollakoff

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Ray Allen and Anderson VarejaoThe nationally televised game between the Cavaliers and the Celtics was mostly uneventful, as Cleveland turned the game into a blowout from the very start -- except for this one particular play involving Ray Allen and Anderson Varejao.

The two got tangled up after a free throw, before Allen ended up on the floor and, on his way up, delivered a nice, dirty elbow directly to Varejao's groin. The funny thing is (as you'll see in the following clip), Varejao didn't really seem all that bothered by it.



Varejao clearly didn't do anything to deserve that elbow. The refs appeared to be shielded from the play, which is probably why the double technicals were handed out instead of Allen alone getting the whistle. I think if an official had seen it originally, things would have gone down differently. An elbow to the groin on a dead ball? That's an ejection, people. And I wouldn't be surprised if the league handed down a fine or suspension for it in the near future.

As a side note (and as Jeff Van Gundy noted after seeing the replay), how impressive was Varejao's virtual non-reaction to that elbow? I don't throw the term "balls of steel" around casually, but it certainly seems to apply here.
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