Kobe's Foul On Okafor Upgraded To Flagrant-1
GAME 6 ON KCAL 9 At 4:30PM
NEW ORLEANS (CBS) - The hard foul that Kobe Bryant committed on Emeka Okafor with 3:14 left in the 4th quarter in game 5 has been upgraded to type-1 flagrant foul.
This is Kobe's first flagrant foul in the playoffs. If he gets two more flagrant foul points he will be suspended for the following playoff game.
Kobe swung his arm at Okafor to attempt a block shot, but instead his elbow struck him Okafor in the face.
