Kevin Love was reportedly frustrated about not being medically cleared to play in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. He’s not the only one who isn’t happy about it.
Love was placed in concussion protocol by the NBA after taking a shot to the head from Harrison Barnes during Game 2 on Sunday. Unfortunately, Love hadn’t progressed enough to be able to participate in Wednesday’s Game 3.
Charles Barkley called it unfair for doctors to keep him out. Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas went as far as to say Love should wear a “retard helmet” and play in the game in a profanity laced Instagram post. Here’s what Arenas wrote in its entirety:
This hurts me deeply to talk about a fellow (#0 man) BUT #kevinlove i wanna say F**K YOU, not a personal f**k you,a frustrated F**K YOU…you missing game (3) becuz of a concussion? DAWG this aint football u have a better chance hitting 60 tonight then getting elbow in the head again GOTDAMMIT #OMG…your 0-2 in the nba finals, if #Lebron can wear a #BainMask when he broke his nose,im pretty your u can wear one of those retard helmets to play in the game #SMDH #SOFTER then baby s**t…(i have money on the line #Grrrrrrr)…hahahahaha alright #prediction (TAKE CAVS at half and game)…heres why cavs actually play better when love is out becuz the other team actually goes at love on defensive of end ,the cavs cover 80% more of their spreads when hes out and since vegas gave +1 to gs they know everyone is america will take that line since they beat CAVS by a total of 50 in the first 2 games….
Even before getting to the part about Arenas having money on the line, you wouldn’t be alone if that thought crossed your mind before reaching that section of the post.
Arenas has shared crazy views in the past via Instagram, including these thoughts on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan and sexist remarks about the WNBA. Arenas is certainly no stranger when it comes to completely crossing the line between being politically correct and offensive.
