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Originally Posted by Marie
There punishements have been announced. Apparently its about 47 games suspended for 7 players.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2701228
NEW YORK -- The Denver Nuggets were the bigger losers Monday after the NBA handed out penalties in the fight that broke out near the end of Saturday night's game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Denver's Carmelo Anthony, the NBA's leading scorer, was suspended 15 games for sucker-punching the Knicks' Mardy Collins. Denver teammate J.R. Smith and New York's Nate Robinson also received stiff penalties from the league -- 10-game suspensions.
"It is our obligation to take the strongest possible steps to avoid such failures in the future and to make a statement to all who follow the game of basketball that we understand our obligations and take them seriously," NBA commissioner David Stern said in a statement. |
Although I have felt that David Stern has been taking his position a little too far, I have to agree w/this recent decision. These kids - and I'm serious when I say kids - need to learn how to THINK they should be acting like adults and leave that playground s*** at the playground. The foul was VERY wrong no doubt and needed to be dealt with - but the brawl was VERY unncessary....