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Tue, May 01 2012 11:19:07

Stoudemire and the extinguisher

After the Heat beat the Knicks on Wednesday night, Amare Stoudemire punched through the glass casing for a fire extinguisher causing a media firestorm. Here's a look at the reaction:

  1. The story made the front and back covers of the New York Post.
  2. Sportsnet
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    Tue, May 01 2012 05:06:55
  3.  The Daily News may have summed up the feelings of Knicks fans best:
  4. Nydailynews
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    Tue, May 01 2012 06:52:23
  5. Great lead in the Daily News story: "It wasn't just the Heat, it was the stupidity."
  6. NY Knicks lose Game 2 in Miami 104-94, LeBron James and Heat take 2-0 series lead despite Carmelo Anthony's 30 points
    HEAT 104, NY KNICKS 94 MIAMI -Amar'e Stoudemire suffered a cut left hand in the locker room following the Knicks 104-94 loss to Miami. Ac...
    Nydailynews
  7. A few people in Gotham took to Twitter:
  8. TrendsNewYork
    Trendsmap New York@TrendsNewYork
    'extinguisher', 'lockeroom', 'paramedics' & 'lacerated' are now trending in #NY http://trendsmap.com/us/new+york
    Mon, Apr 30 2012 19:26:47
  9. He waited for the extinguisher?
  10. JaredZwerling
    Jared Zwerling@JaredZwerling
    Crazy that Amare actually did what he did. Fire extinguisher is like 30 ft. from the entrance of the hallway. Like he waited for it. Unreal.
    Mon, Apr 30 2012 22:59:47
  11. The victim speaks:
  12. BobbyBigWheel
    Bobby Big Wheel@BobbyBigWheel
    All I'm saying is wait till you hear the fire extinguisher's side of the story
    Mon, Apr 30 2012 20:28:15
  13. AAAExtinguisher
    Fire Extinguisher@AAAExtinguisher
    Come at me, bro @amareisreal
    Mon, Apr 30 2012 20:03:20
  14. Stoudemire speaks:
  15. Amareisreal
    Amar'e Stoudemire@Amareisreal
    We all have done thing out of anger that we regret. That makes us human. Bad timing on my part. Sorry guys. This to shall pass.
    Tue, May 01 2012 00:02:03
  16. The victim responds:
  17. AAAExtinguisher
    Fire Extinguisher@AAAExtinguisher
    This too shall pass. Unlike Melo. RT @Amareisreal We all have done thing out of anger that we regret. Sorry guys. This to shall pass.
    Tue, May 01 2012 05:58:22
  18. Yahoo! Sports actually answers asks a more relevant long-term question in this article which is: Can Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony effectively exist in New York?
  19. Amar'e Stoudemire cuts hand punching case
    From Yahoo! Sports: Amar'e Stoudemire injured his hand by punching a fire extinguisher case after the Knicks' loss to the Heat.
    Yahoo
  20. Apparently not everyone agrees with Melo's assessment that they can co-exist.
  21. JG_NYKB
    JG@JG_NYKB
    2 things on Amare: 1- The team has been better on both ends without him this season, now Melo moves back to the 4 where he's dominated
    Tue, May 01 2012 06:51:07
  22. At least one person is sympathetic:
  23. BDubSEA
    Brad Williams@BDubSEA
    Don't blame Stoudemire for punching a fire extinguisher case. They drive me crazy, too. Always red, on the wall & putting out fires & stuff.
    Tue, May 01 2012 08:11:14
  24. So what happens now?
  25. SpearsNBAYahoo
    Marc J. Spears@SpearsNBAYahoo
    "He has a laceration. He's probably going to be out. I don't know how bad it is. Amare is a huge piece to this team," Tyson Chandler said.
    Mon, Apr 30 2012 20:16:51

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