Metta: ‘I Don’t Shake Substitutes’ Hands’

[MR.ballin]

Metta World Peace has no interest in making a bury-the-hatchet peace gesture with Oklahoma City’s James Harden at the onset of the Los Angeles Lakers’ Western Conference semifinals series against the Thunder.

“I don’t shake substitutes’ hands,” World Peace said after contributing 15 points, five rebounds and four steals in the Lakers’ 96-87 Game 7 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday in his first appearance since serving a seven-game suspension for his elbow to Harden’s head last month.

Harden is not just any substitute of course, he’s the Sixth Man of the Year who suffered a concussion in the second quarter of the Lakers’ 114-106 double-overtime win over the Thunder on April 22 after World Peace’s elbow following a dunk dropped him to the floor.

via Dave McMenamin of ESPN Los Angeles

 

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[BwareDWare94]

oh come on, it's just gamesmanship. People can read between the lines and not have a hissy fit over this.

 

[Pugz]

i wouldnt shake hands in a game/series like this..

 

[Elite]

Nobody shakes hands with the players that come in off the bench, this is not a big deal. The starters give each other their whats ups and then they start the game.

 

[RipCity32]

Ok of course they don't shake a subs hands, but given the recent incident and him saying it like that, it is just a huge shot at Harden. Artest is just an ass.

 

[ZigZag]

Ok of course they don't shake a subs hands, but given the recent incident and him saying it like that, it is just a huge shot at Harden. Artest is just an ass.

People are asking him questions, and he's answering honestly...

 

[RipCity32]

It is clearly a shot at Harden.

 

[Pugz]

it was. he knew itd be. i really think artest plays off this "asshole" image he has. he tried being somewhat nice and people said he was too fake. so hes just being him.

 

[Mexi]

BC got it right
calm down Rip

no starters shake subs hands. this is stupid

 

[RipCity32]

The question was probably if he'd make amends with Harden. And he responded with "I don't shake subs hands."
Clearly a shot at Harden. A simple no could have sufficed. And in light of the situation, a simple hand shake when Harden enters the game from Artest would not be out of the question, if Artest wasn't such a fuck. Any other player probably does it.
Funny part of this all is that Harden is 5x the player Artest is.

 

[BwareDWare94]

The question was probably if he'd make amends with Harden. And he responded with "I don't shake subs hands."
Clearly a shot at Harden. A simple no could have sufficed. And in light of the situation, a simple hand shake when Harden enters the game from Artest would not be out of the question, if Artest wasn't such a fuck. Any other player probably does it.
Funny part of this all is that Harden is 5x the player Artest is.

That absolutely depends on the night. When Artest is on his game, he's gold.