High Class

I can respect high class players in the NBA (and any other sport). Gordon Hayward was poked in the ear by Delonte West during the Mav's game against the Jazz in Salt Lake City Monday night.

Not only was it a poke, but there was a push involved too...

 Hayward's instinct was to first rip it off. Ninety percent of the players in the league today would have done just that. But not Gordon.

He says:
             "What am I going to do? Fight him and we both get kicked out and I could be done for the season? 
                      You just have to keep your composure more than getting into a fight or anything like that. The           
                     most important thing is getting the win."

 It says something about a player when they don't react to their first instinct. I know I want players on my team who can keep their cool when the game is on the line. 

Many are upset West only got a technical for the gesture, that it should've been more.

Alec Burks stated:

           "There's no call for that. I mean, we're all grown men. You can't challenge somebody's manhood 

                    out there like that. I didn't like that at all"

Maybe the penalty wasn't appropriate, but Gordon Hayward's reaction sure was. For all we know he successfully avoided another NBA incident faux pa like this or this.

I applaud Hayward- because cooler heads don't always prevail.
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