OF COURSE there was no intent to cause injury to anyone. But go ahead and try to argue that there was no intent to cause harm. You cannot intentionally foul anyone running full tilt expecting the guy to stop on a dime ("Hey, STOP, I fouled you already!" - LMAO). Nor can you expect the running player to stop softly. Even if you bear hug him successfully, that is still a sudden stop that, at the very worst, can snap someones neck and injure it. Bad timing on the fouler's part can lead, and has led to injuries.
Why did you think Isiah thought to warn an NBA star? Because it'll be roses underneath the basket and he didn't want to share the aroma? It's like you're Rumsfeld saying that the US will be greeted as liberators in Iraq.
No one here is saying that Isiah or Mardy wanted to injure anyone, but what the hell do you think a "hard" or "flagrant" foul is? A love tap?
Did you seriously think that the former Temple coach meant for that one kid's arm to be broken? He wanted to "send a message", just as Isiah did. It's just that the timing or the effect of "the message" caused the kid to fall on his arm and break it - something that could have easily occurred to JR Smith, and anyone who has ever stepped on the court, including Isiah and Mardy surely knows the possible consequences.
Intent to injure? No. Foreknowledge of harm, and a possible injury? Damn skippy.
