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Kevin Love has been suspended for the next two Minnesota Timberwolves games after stepping on Luis Scola during Saturday's game against the Houston Rockets.
Saturday night's matchup between the Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves was already heated, but Kevin Love took it to another level. Love stripped the ball from Luis Scola under the basket midway through the first quarter, and Scola seemed to flop in an effort to sell the foul. As Scola was on the ground and the action was headed the other way, Love stomped on Scola's face.
There's no way to know what was going through Love's head and whether or not it was intentional, but it looks bad. In fact, it looks real bad. Scola may have been in Love's way, but it sure looked like the Timberwolves' big man knew exactly what was going on.
Hit the jump and judge for yourself.
Kevin Love Suspended Two Games For Stomping On Luis Scola, League Announces
Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin Love has been suspended for two games for stepping on Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola in the Timberwolves' 100-91 win over the Rockets on Saturday night, the NBA announced. The league declared that Love's stomp was not accidental in making its decision.
The suspension came because Love was "driving his foot into the upper body and face" of Scola on the play, the league announced in its press release. Watch video of the play here.
The suspension means Love will miss games against the Sacramento Kings at home on Tuesday and the Memphis Grizzlies on the road on Wednesday. He is slated to return for Friday's home game against the Dallas Mavericks.
Love is a likely all-star selection, averaging 25 points and 13.6 rebounds per game in helping the Timberwolves to a 12-12 record under new coach Rick Adelman.
For more on Love and the Timberwolves, visit Canis Hoopus and SB Nation Minnesota.
Feb 06 12:38p by Mike Prada - 0 comments