NBA levies 4 suspensions
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MIAMI - The NBA has suspended indefinitely Detroit&#39;s Ben Wallace and Indiana&#39;s Ron Artest, Jermaine O&#39;Neal and Stephen Jackson in the wake of Friday night&#39;s brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich.
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Last night, the NBA revealed the extent of both its wrath and humiliation by suspending Ron Artest for the remainder of the season, as well as handing out severe punishments for several other
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The NBA came down hard on the New York Knicks and the Denver Nuggets, and none of the brawlers was spared. Not Carmelo Anthony, the NBA's leading scorer, who got the harshest punishment, a 15-game suspension. And not the teams themselves, who were fined an unprecedented half-million dollars each Monday.
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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Eddie Griffin received a three-game suspension from the NBA on Wednesday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge in Texas.
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Four National Basketball Association players were suspended indefinitely yesterday following one of the ugliest brawls between professional athletes and fans in this country, a melee that
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NBA Commissioner David Stern did the right thing last week when he passed down some of the harshest penalties ever in response to a recent brawl between members of the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons and fans.
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The NBA suspended Detroit Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace one game for receiving his 16th technical foul of the season.
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NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was hit with a 15-game suspension by league commissioner David Stern in the aftermath of a late-game brawl.
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Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O&#39;Neal now have the backing of their union. The NBA Players&#39; Association is appealing the suspensions handed to the three Indiana Pacers for their actions in a brawl with Detroit Pistons fans Friday night.
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Four NBA players have been suspended for a total of eight games after a fight in a pre-season game. Washington Wizards centre Brendan Haywood and guard Larry Hughes were banned for three and one game apiece.
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TV Reports showcasing the brawl between the players and the fans came as a shock to the watching public. And NBA has taken strong actions by suspending four players involved for an indefinite period.
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(Indianapolis) - After one of the ugliest brawls in sports history, the NBA has indefinitely suspended four players. Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, and Jermaine O&#39;Neal from the Pacers have been suspended, along with Ben Wallace from the Pistons.
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The NBA filed a federal suit Friday in an effort to block an arbitrator from hearing an appeal of the suspensions handed out to four members of the Indiana Pacers for fighting with fans
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The NBA suspended Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson of Indiana and Ben Wallace of Detroit on Saturday for taking part in one of the ugliest brawls in U.S. sports history. The suspensions were indefinite, and the league was still investigating Friday night's melee, which commissioner David Stern called "shocking, repulsive and inexcusable &#151; a humiliation for everyone associated with the NBA."
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The National Basketball Association suspended All-Star Ron Artest for the rest of the season and Indiana Pacers team mates Stephen Jackson for 30 games and Jermaine O&#39;Neal for 25 following Friday&#39;s ugly brawl.
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Justice was stern for players involved in Fridayâs melee in Detroit. But was it fair? The league banned Indianaâs Ron Artest for 73 games.
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The National Basketball Association suspended four players indefinitely at the weekend after one of the worst brawls professional sport in America has seen.