It isn't as if Indiana Pacers forward David West harbors some sever aversion to Cosplay, or furries, or grown men acting like silent dogs. He was just playfully engaging in a slap-fight with Cleveland Cavaliers mascot "Moondog" before a game on Wednesday evening when the pooch took a fall, needing a trip to the hospital as a result. Yes, at some point in my life I harbored dreams of writing the Great American Novel, but in a lockout-truncated season that the NBA slopped our way this year, I have no qualms passing this "news" along.
Here's the Akron Beacon Journal's Jason Lloyd took from the incident, quoting West following the Cavs' overtime loss to the Pacers on Wednesday night:
"I feel terrible about that, I really do," West said. "We were just having fun right before the game. We were just messing around. I really hope he's OK. Make sure he knows I'm sorry."
Dogs don't understand English, David.
Lloyd went on to report that Moondog -- named after the nickname of the somewhat-needlessly disgraced Cleveland-area DJ Alan Freed — needed only an ice pack to nurse what turned out to be an eye injury. And not before Pacers All-Star center Roy Hibbert totally fell for it:
''For real?'' Hibbert said. ''We thought he (Moondog) was just playing when it happened. Oh man, that's crazy. I can't believe it happened. I've never heard anything like that in the NBA.''
Dog-related pun. We'll get back to writing about basketball in a little bit.
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