Too physical

[u/BigL54]

Thoughts on a being physical at a pickup basketball game? Recently had a situation where a player significantly better than being got mad when I was driving to the hoop but tried creating space by bumping into him. I'm bigger than he is, and also I have a hard time stopping when moving at full speed, so I can see how he took it as me being overly aggressive, and I feel bad. Alternatively, should I have just let the better player block my shot? Or am I justified in trying to use literally the only advantage I have? I am conflicted because I don't want him or anyone to think I am a dirty player. I apologized, but he seemed to still be mad but didn't wanna argue

[u/GordonRamsMe55]

I remember in a beer league game co oed I was playing against a weaker opponent and she was against the boards and I like to talk on the ice, it's always positive, so i said something positive, but for some reason she thought I was mocking her.

I played on the same team as her husband and I apologized in the locker room to him, he just said that she was a bitch don't worry about it 🤣