As if another OT game, not to mention a 3OT thriller that sent this series to a 7th game, weren't enough, we now have to wonder what comes of the Rondo/Hinrich incident in Game 6. Does the apparent "slinging" of Hinrich into the scorer's table warrant a suspension? After looking at the replay a few times, my own humble opinion is that he won't be. It was more a case of the two getting tangled, and a bit of frustration on Rondo's part in trying to untangle. And one could argue that Hinrich sort of baited him by impeding Rondo's progress up the court. Add to that the fact that he wasn't tossed from the game, and I think a case can be made that he'll be available for Game 7. Also, there's this take, from CBSSports.com:

CHICAGO -- It had all the potential to be the ugliest incident in this physical, tense series. The Celtics' Rajon Rondo, already at the center of a controversy stemming from his blow to Brad Miller's head at the end of Game 5, got tangled up with Kirk Hinrich while trying to rebound Stephon Marbury's errant 3-pointer with 28 seconds left in the first quarter Thursday night.

Rondo threw Hinrich into the scorer's table, one of those "wanton acts of violence" commissioner David Stern is always talking about. Hinrich, tough as nails, popped up and bolted toward Rondo. With his arms close to his chest, Hinrich shoved Rondo, who appeared to raise his right arm or elbow in an attempt to swing at Hinrich. He never connected, either because he thought better of it or because referee Ed Mallory had grabbed his arm. We won't know Rondo's take until Saturday; he was the last player out of the showers in the Celtics' locker room and did not speak with reporters.

"I was just boxing him out and he tried to throw me to the side," Hinrich said. "I pushed him, so I guess they looked at it and gave him a flagrant and gave me a technical. I just shoved him."

Crew chief Joe Crawford reviewed the replay and assessed a flagrant foul, penalty one to Rondo and a technical foul to Hinrich. A flagrant two would've resulted in an automatic ejection and a Celtics loss that wouldn't have taken three overtimes. Rondo had 19 assists and no turnovers in the Bulls' 128-127 victory, and he was pivotal in the Celtics' 23-3 run that began when he subbed back into the game with Ray Allen with 10:16 left in the fourth.

Hinrich said Rondo didn't punch him, but it will be another busy day at the league office sorting out this incident. No suspensions are expected, largely because both players stopped their aggression after the initial collision and took no escalating action.

However, since this is coming on the heels of the Game 5 incident with Brad Miller, maybe the NBA jumps in and pounds it's chest on this one. Also, the Dwight Howard suspension could serve as precedent (though the incidents are completely different). If Rondo does get suspended, then Stephon Marbury quickly becomes the most important in-season pickup in the league this season. And this series could get yet another storyline.