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Originally Posted by zzz
Probably you were too young when this rule was made, but it was made in the late 90s. Basically they said if any player uses that gesture (throat slash), whether it's toward another player or the crowd, you're automatically ejected. That's why Artest got ejected, not because of getting in Kobe's face.
The fact it was Ron Artest (who's incapable of restraining himself) just fueled the fire.
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Ok I want you to sit in your chair and do something for me. First, perform the "throat slash" gesture that you were talking about. Take a look at it. Now, perform a "high elbow" like you're explaining what Kobe did to a ref, which is what Artest was doing. Take a look at that. The only reason he was ejected was because his name is Ron Artest. People don't realize that he's been pretty well behaved this year. And last night's ejection was just wrong. Plain wrong. Kyle Lowry was the one that did most of the fouling on that play.