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It’s a tough call on this one. If you haven’t seen the foul, it’s right below. It didn’t look like Rudy was above the rim. Actually, it looked more like he was just taking off. Either way, it was a hard foul. A flagrant foul in general is to be assessed when there’s excessive, and unnecessary force. In this situation, Ariza went directly for the ball, but caught Fernandez’s head and arm. It was the shot on the arm that seemed to really cauz Rudy to land the way he did. Yes, there was contact on the head, but it didn’t look like that was what caused the awkward landing.

In my opinion, the foul should have been called and play should have continued. At most, a Flagrant 1 could have been assessed and I would have been OK with that. A Flagrant 2 seems a bit much. It was a hard foul, and unfortunately a player got injured on the play. There are hard fouls across the league on a nightly basis, and players are getting hurt left and right. It’s an unfortunate part of the business.

I’m hoping that the league reviews this ruling carefully. Here’s also to hoping that Fernandez comes back soon, and comes back strong and ready to go. This is a young Portland team that can definitely use him. Most importantly, though, is the Rudy comes back 100% healthy.

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