Knicks' Antonio Davis Climbs into Stands

[jitterbug13]

Thanks CT4!

Yeah, boo! And now the guy involved is trying to sue!

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by jitterbug13
And now the guy involved is trying to sue!

I WOOOOOOSH A MOFO WOULD. FOR WHAT?!?!?!!?


Sue happy azz Americans.

[jitterbug13]

The guy said that Davis' wife tried to grab him.

From Yahoo News:
Davis, president of the NBA players' association, jumped over the scorer's table to get in the stands at the United Center.

"I witnessed my wife being threatened by a man that I learned later to be intoxicated," he said in a statement after the game. "I saw him touch her, and I know I should not have acted the way I did, but I would have felt terrible if I didn't react. There was no time to call security. It happened too quickly."

But 22-year-old Michael Axelrod said Kendra Davis tried to scratch him after he protested a call. Axelrod said he never laid a hand on Davis' wife and said he was not drunk.

"It's a lie. When I go to games, I cheer as hard as I can for the Bulls, and I boo as hard as I can for whoever they're playing," Axelrod said. "I don't feel comfortable if players are allowed to easily jump into the crowd whenever they feel like it's necessary."

Axelrod's father, David, is a prominent Democratic political consultant in Chicago who has worked with Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley.

Axelrod's attorney, Jay Paul Deratany, said he planned to sue Davis and his wife for more than $1 million. Deratany said he was writing the papers Thursday for a battery suit against Kendra Davis and a slander case against Antonio Davis, and planned to file them Friday.

According to Axelrod, he was sitting in the seventh row and booed an official's call. Kendra Davis "came out of her seat. I didn't even pay attention to her. I thought she was just going to the bathroom or something," he said.

Axelrod, who was sitting a couple of rows behind her, said she yelled at him to be quiet. Axelrod said he did not know she was Davis' wife until the player ran into the stands.

Axelrod said Kendra Davis put both hands on his face, and that he motioned for security. He said she later went after another fan.

"I was glad she was done hitting me, but I didn't want her to hit anyone else," Axelrod said.

[TonyB06]

B. slap on the wrist.

But the fine woudn't matter to me anyway. If I saw my family being threatened, I'm going in the stands. Period. Two games, 5 games, whatever. family comes first.

and the NBA needs to get off its high horse. Why is it that a player can see his family being threatened from 100 feet away, and he can get there before building security does? The NBA needs to answer that question first before fining a man for protecting his family.

[FeeFee]

5 games suspension? If that's the case, Antonio should've gotten at least one hit off ole dude.

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by FeeFee
5 games suspension? If that's the case, Antonio should've gotten at least one hit off ole dude.

WORD!! Let me at least get something for my trouble.

[Eclipse]

I think 5 games is too many games. As I said earlier, I do think there should have been some kind of slap on the wrist, but that's a little too much IMO.

Will be interesting to see how this lawsuit pans out.

[jitterbug13]

CHICAGO - The fan accused of harassing the wife of New York Knicks forward Antonio Davis will drop threats of a lawsuit if the couple apologizes, the man's attorney said Friday.

Attorney Jay Paul Deratany planned to send a letter to the couple on Friday, asking Davis to make a donation to a charity that tries to prevent violence against women and children. Deratany e-mailed a copy of the letter to The Associated Press.

Davis was suspended five games by the NBA on Thursday, a day after he went into the stands during a game at the United Center in Chicago to confront 22-year-old Michael Axelrod.

Davis' statement after the game said the man he thought was threatening his wife, Kendra, was drunk. Axelrod said all he had was a glass of wine at dinner, and that he did nothing wrong.

Axelrod is asking Davis to take back his comments. He said several witnesses and videotapes of the event back up his client's claims.

Deratany said he would give the Davises about a week to respond.

"Both of us respect the game and the point was to send a message not to harass fans — either physically or by later comments that disparage their character," Deratany said Friday. "If that's accomplished, then it's time to move on. It's never been about money."

On Thursday, Deratany said he planned to sue Davis and his wife for more than $1 million, alleging battery by Kendra Davis and slander by her husband.

On Friday, Deratany said the $1 million figure was inflated, but declined to say how much his client would seek.

Axelrod's father, David, is a prominent Democratic political consultant in Chicago who has worked with Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.

[RedefinedDiva]

Knicks' Davis says he won't apologize

CHICAGO (AP) - The fan accused of harassing the wife of New York Knicks forward Antonio Davis will drop threats of a lawsuit if the couple says it's sorry, the man's attorney said Friday.

No way, the Davises said.

Also...

"I'm not apologizing to anybody for anything," Antonio Davis said on a conference call. "I don't think that my wife did anything wrong, I don't think that I did anything wrong."

Kendra Davis said in an interview with WSCR-AM in Chicago on Friday, "I was just trying to tell the guy to chill out."

Antonio Davis was suspended five games by the NBA on Thursday, a day after he went into the stands during a game at the United Center in Chicago to confront 22-year-old Michael Axelrod.

Entire Story Here

[starang21]

*claps*

be a man

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by starang21
*claps*

be a man

WORD.

To the Davises, I salute you.

[ladygreek]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
WORD.

To the Davises, I salute you.

Exactly!

[aopirose]

Originally posted by jitterbug13
Axelrod said all he had was a glass of wine at dinner, and that he did nothing wrong.

Now see, ol' boy needs to start telling the truth. You only have to remember the truth once but lies get more elaborate with each telling. I saw him being interviewed and the interviewer asked point blank if he was drunk that night. He emphatically said no and that he had NO ALCOHOL that day. He also said that Kendra didn't actually hit him. She just put her finger in his face. The Davises need to get a hold of that clip.

[tnxbutterfly]

What is this world comig to?

So I guess that it's ok to push a camera man (Kenny Rogers) because you get rewarded by getting to play in the All-Star Game.

But let you try and protect you family, the people want your head on a sliver platter

[IOTA-4A'88F]

Much Respect to Antonio Davis.
NO ONE MESSES WITH FAMILY.