Dirk Nowitzki sends Raymond Felton to prison with game winner.

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Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for the Knicks…Yesterday point guard Raymond Felton was charged with three offenses regarding an illegal firearm, with one charge that could potentially carry a sentence of three years in prison.  The firearm was turned in to a New York police station by Felton’s wife after she claimed that he had drawn it during an argument. New York’s strict gun laws definitely didn’t do Felton any favors, had this happened in Florida maybe the charges wouldn’t have been so serious. Luckily for Felton his court date has been pushed back to June so he will be able to finish out the miserable season that the Knicks are having. With all that said lets move  on to the more interesting details of this incident.

Two nights ago (February 24th) the Knicks faced a devastating loss to the Dallas Mavericks. In the final moments of the game the Knicks managed to gain some momentum and Carmelo Anthony nailed a 3-pointer to tie the game at 108 with about  8 seconds left. The Mavericks put the ball into play and immediately get the ball to Dirk Nowitzki. Dirk is closely covered by Carmelo but still manages to get a clean shot off the glass and a lucky bounce on the rim to hit the 19 foot game winning jumper. Dirk later stated that the shot was ”probably the ugliest game-winner I ever shot”. Check out the shot below.

From the Knicks perspective they assumed that the shot was going to be missed (notice Carmelo’s reaction) and that they would be going into overtime, but things didn’t play out that way. Now imagine if that shot had been missed and the Knicks managed to win in overtime. One can only wonder if a win that night would have put Felton in a better mood, resulting in him not arguing with his wife and ultimately not facing these serious gun charges. So in a sense Dirk Nowitzki’s game winner was the straw that broke the camel’s back and is the reason behind Felton’s current legal predicament. ( :p  ).This scenario is really a stretch and  I am sure there are other underlying problems with Raymond’s marriage, but it is just a thought. Good luck with the rest of your awkward season Raymond.

 

 

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