Other times, though, it can be pretty complicated — like when Paul Pierce got ejected in Game 1 after Dwyane Wade tried to bulldoze through him.
Not considered a dirty player, many were surprised to see such an edge from Wade, but he again found himself in the midst of a significant tumble when he dragged down Rajon Rondo, dislocating his elbow, in the third quarter of Game 3.
Whether or not such was intentional, though, remains up for debate. On one hand, Wade clearly barrelled into Rondo, pulled him down with his arm and tripped him with his leg as they fell to the hardwood. On the other hand, however, it seems pretty clear that Wade had lost body control before his contact with Rondo, and that he was likely not trying to drag the Celtics point guard down, but was instead trying to use Rondo's body to keep himself on his feet.
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