Amar'e Stoudemire Injury: New York Knicks Star Deserves Slack for Actions

The physical repercussions of Amar'e Stoudemire's act of frustration on Monday is punishment enough, and people should back off.

Stoudemire and the Knicks couldn't beat the Heat in Game 2 of their first round playoff series; so Amar'e tried to take it out on the closest thing that would make a loud noise.

The severely lacerated hand Stoudemire suffered after smashing a glass in front of a fire extinguisher, will take time to heal, and the effects will likely linger for awhile.

Stoudemire didn't intentionally check himself out of the series. But unfortunately, due to the severity of the injury and the Knicks' mismatched roster, we may have seen Amar'e in a Knicks uniform for the last time.

We have all done things out of frustration in our lives. If we were made to pay with a severely lacerated hand each time, the emergency rooms across America would be filled to capacity.

As Stoudemire said, "It wasn't like I had a closed fist and just punched through the glass". He banged the wall as he went by it, not even realizing he had made contact with the glass, and was cut.

He showed sincere remorse and regret for his actions.

It really could have happened to anyone. But it didn't, it happened to Stoudemire, he of the five-year $100 million contract. Because of that number, many want to remove the humanity from the player.

That isn't fair.

This has been a rough year for Stoudemire and, up to now, he has been nothing but unselfish and team-first.

He lost a brother in an accident earlier in the season. He has dealt with a back injury—not to mention the ongoing New York drama that has been the Knicks' 2011-2012 season.

He hasn't once whined for more shots' in an offense that seems to forget he exists at times. It is understandable that his emotions boiled over for a moment.

Unfortunately, he unwittingly made himself the newest chapter in a roller-coaster season.

Knicks fans must face it; the team wasn't going to beat Miami with or without him. They just aren't good enough; Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler don't play well together and ditto for Carmelo Anthony and Stoudemire. 

ESPN's Ian Connor believes the Knicks will likely try to deal Stoudemire this offseason. That is in the best interest of both parties. But as we look back on this season, fans should give Stoudemire a pass for this.

In the grand scheme of things, Stoudemire's injury has the least to do with the Knicks' fate.

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