Amare Stoudemire Intentionally Elbows Nic Batum's Injured Shoulder [HD]

For people who don't know about Nicolas Batum, he has been put for the majority of the season because of surgery on a torn right labrum. In Game 3 he injured that same exact shoulder and has been playing through it. In game 4 Amare decided to cheap shot him, instead of actually playing basketball apparently he wants to take him out and separate his shoulder. You be the judge because it's rather ridiculous.
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[@PlethodonCinereus0]

I think Amar'e was doing it on purpose - check out his reaction to the Batum shove. He just walked away, because he knew what was cooking. If he bumped Batum unintentionally, he would have probably gotten in his face in response

[@tomhatestomatoes]

@houstonekid batum just came out of shoulder surgery. pretty dirty, i'd be pissed too.

[@kinakutajames]

Don't be idiots. Watch Amare's reaction after the shove - if it was "accidental", he would have turned and faced Batum, but he knew exactly what he was doing, taking a cheap shot - hence he walked away, knowing he'd baited Batum into reacting.

[@greenlaceblue]

he's putting on his goggles, geez...

[@houstonekid]

sure does look like batum is in alot of pain after that epic elbow huh kid.

[@Hothurler315]

amare is the man

[@YungJayBo32]

amare was putting his glasses on

[@GSTeaRing]

@YellowXP then why no reaction? and it is a small bump for someone who didnt have a reconstructed shoulder that was just strained in last game. Amare is trying to get him to leave the game, because if hes in, nash is unable to move around the court as good.... hes already been in trouble for throwing elbows once in this series, and ive seen him throw a few th at werent commented on by the nba...

[@DXHHHable]

since when is wearing number saying that you are better than everyone else?

[@leolauzon]

So what if it wasn intentional? There was obviously no attempt to hurt Batum. He just wanted to play with his head and it worked. Fair game in my opinion. It's not dirty if you don't want to hurt the other guy!!! Horry checking Nash = dirty Bowen knee to the groin = dirty Does anyone really think there was the slightest chance Batum could have been hurt on that play? Don't make me laugh.

[@sethcril]

ref (end of video): is something poking me?

[@fredwu6812]

no one reads comments in the video.

[@Strongboy1770]

Attacking an injury is part of the game. If Batum chooses to play he takes that risk.

[@3235Aldo]

lol all I see is amare trying to fix his glasses and of course a blazers fan will try to make something out of it...

[@DineNastyLakers]

If I did not mean to do something and someone pushes me I would push back...but Amare clearly did this intentionally. Watch as he prances away after.

[@AZCARDSFAN89]

@TobiasFunkePhD That's old school basketball man. If you're gonna go out there and play with a bad should in the playoffs, you better believe they're gonna go after it.

[@Culley91]

was this a play off game or regular season game I forgot ……I remember Amare And Aldridge going at it too I think it was jus Amare playing Dirty and I’m an Amare FAn

[@PlayinThegameIn503]

@Yellow Well that slightest bump got the Attention of the NBA and he was under Surveillance for the next 5 games

[@pezjono]

Frankly if I got a ginger frenchy push like that from Batum, I wouldn't overreact either.

[@thatonedude675]

Because he was forcing his elbows so hard, and not like... for trying to adjust his goggles that he needs or else he'll never be able to use his face ever again... None of that at ALL

[@bdogs5750]

oh no, shame on Stoudemire for simply walking from where he was to where he wanted to go

[@McLarenF1God]

It's pretty obvious it was on purpose. As if you couldn't already discern that from the first three quarters of the game. Stat was being a cranky fake tough guy the entire game. He's not intimidating in the same sense as Garnett. Amare is pretend tough, like a pufferfish as I've said before.

[@tmac2347]

This is a joke...right? Amare was adjusting his glasses. Blazer fans are such whiners.

[@bmxican47]

@Holycleo Somebody knocked the ball out of his hands... watch it again.

[@TheGredom]

stop insulting amare . he is a good player not the best but a good player. and don't forget datum is french and french people get very easy angry (i know this because i m french and i know french react ).

[@xxXRPrince24Xxx]

This fake technical on Batum was a NOOB MOVE. That's a huge glitch :D

[@AZCARDSFAN89]

He was adjusting his glasses. Sure looks like his shoulder was fine enough to push STAT lol

[@pixiedixie22]

This is a prime example of POOR sportsmanship!!!

[@GSTeaRing]

@zdp431 as someone below stated, the fact that he didnt turn and confront batum is a really important clue. If it was not intentional then all of a sudden he is getting pushed for no reason... one would think you would suddenly turn to a shove for no reason, but instead he walks off so as to make sure he gets no foul sorry. but playing dirty says something about the kind of person amare is...pathetic

[@PhatSmurf1]

@bodyboard27 i guess i can see your point, but you should learn the history behind why he wears number 1 before you say things like that, it better than people wearing the number 23 trying to be jordan. and for the record he is not a dirty player, garnett is a dirty player if you want an example.

[@JNCPHX13]

@tmac2347 you got that right.

[@btizzy123]

This is bull he was putting his glasses on

[@krnboyee]

@bodyboard27 whats funnier is now suns fans are going to hate him, he bolted for NY.

[@claesonclan]

Hopefully tonight we'll have batum adjusting his sock near Amare, and then he can crash into Amare's knee. LOL. That would be awesome. Yes, he's adjusting his glasses. But he knew what he was doing. Blazers should hire Tonya Harding to take out Amare's knee, even better! C'mon Blazers take out Amare's knee!!!

[@Holycleo]

If it is the playoffs than the push should a been a given right. Not a tech, but just a player reacting to the playoffs. This is not whining. Did you see the whining Amare did, he throw the ball right at the ref, on that jump ball and he got nothing for it. He has been asking like a baby bully the whole series, cry when he is pushed back and than hit you when your not looking. He needs to Man up and play basketball, because he actually has played pretty bad this this series.

[@dcamazin]

That was a tap 😂

[@BlackJackzOO]

Everyone knows Stupidmire is a great but dirty player. I wouldn't put this kind of thing past him.

[@Esmiley121]

Thanks for posting. What an effing whiner he is. If you're on FB, I started a group called "Amare Stoudemire is a whiny little girl" after this play.

[@TroyB6911]

It wasnt Harding it was her trashy BF Jeff Galuhey or whatever. There was a maze of people. Batun adjusted to avoid Hill and Amare had JRich cross in his path. They barely came together. Batum overreacted. If that would do anything to his shoulder he should sit out. Much more banging in the paint. Show the flying knees or headhunting from Miller and Howard. JA and NB have been banging the crap out of Amare and he snapped with the elbow (which was wrong).

[@XxEzY88xX]

I dont care if he is dirty but hey even the best are cheap... You do whatever it takes to win attitude to cut in nba or any pro sport..

[@ollieill1]

@krnboyee Funny, how? Blazers fans booing their own team in 2009 Playoffs funny or picking Greg Oden over Durant funny?

[@BBallRambling]

Bruh, that is weak complaining on POR's part.

[@TheMrXism]

The refs live blowing that whistle on pointless things, nothing in it if there were punches throw'n yeh tec them but batum just pushed him because he was annoyed at stodmire

[@kinakutajames]

I'm a Bulls fan - it's obvious what he was doing. Someone shoves you out of the blue and you don't turn to see why? Idiotic naivete.

[@ljp812]

STUPID REFS ALSO

[@MyCockIsNotForYou]

Wow watching these some of these Blazer videos i notice most of them are immature little girls

[@yowassupimben]

HAHAHAHA @ batum shoving amare, amare could knock him the fuck out deebo style

[@jets495]

Derrick Rose wears number 1....is he a tool?

[@Cp3yeah]

jets495 now he is

[@WitnessLeBronJames1]

Lol Amare knows he is the shit, blazers lose series!

[@whatabeast23]

Suns all the way!!!!!!!