Your take on penalties imposed by NBA?
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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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Basketball NBA commissioner David Stern is expected to hold a news conference this week to discuss the league's involvement in the FBI's gambling investigation of the referee Tim Donaghy , the New York Times reported. According to two people briefed on the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity, the NBA had no knowledge of Donaghy's betting, and questions as ...
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With the new season in full swing, the NBA copes with its first controversy: a new synthetic ball thatâs driving its players batty.
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After a pennant race and postseason dotted with reversed rulings, baseball will get another chance to see who else wants to give replay a look. The topic is on the agenda for Thursday at the GM meetings. And there seems to be growing support among teams to join the NFL, NBA and NHL in using instant replay on calls such as fair or foul and homer or not, but definitely not balls and strikes.
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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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Basketball Phil Jackson was fined $25,000 by the NBA yesterday for criticizing referees after the Lakers' 114-108 loss to Utah Friday. Jackson was quoted in several newspapers about the way the officials -- Derrick Stafford , Derek Richardson and Leroy Richardson -- handled center Andrew Bynum . In the second quarter, Bynum was called for traveling and moments later he ...
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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 most likely will wait until Monday before ruling on penalties resulting from the brawl between the Nuggets and Knicks.
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Kevin Garnett missed his third consecutive game last night, and his coach produced a timetable for a return without a calendar. In other words, indefinite. Or he could be back Tuesday. Does that make it any clearer? Didn't think so.
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Not everything that ails the NBA is solved by the rest-of-the-season suspension of the Indiana Pacers&#39; Ron Artest. It would be irresponsible to suggest anybody should have foreseen a brawl coming.
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Detroit Pistons coach Larry Brown was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Thursday for verbal abuse of an official, a day after he had to be restrained during a postgame argument with referee Anthony Jordan.
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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game last month because the NBA said the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille O'Neal fouled out. This will be the first time since 1982 the league has sent teams back on the court for a replay.
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NEW YORK - The wrath of David Stern was unleashed, giving Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O&#39;Neal a long time - extremely long in Artest&#39;s case - to ponder the error of their ways.
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Minnesota guard Latrell Sprewell was suspended one game by the NBA for yelling a sexual vulgarity at a female fan during Saturday night's Clippers-Timberwolves game in Los Angeles, the latest episode of a player clashing with spectators. The NBA has been concerned about conflicts between players and fans following the nasty brawl in Detroit 2 1/2 weeks ago that spilled ...
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National Basketball Association players crossed the line Friday night and league commissioner David Stern took a hard line against that Sunday.
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When professional athletes start slugging fans, severe penalties pretty much are a no-brainer. So few tears will be shed for the nine basketball players suspended - at the cost of millions in salary â-fter
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New York - Unprecedented suspensions and tighter arena security were imposed by the National Basketball Association (NBA) after an ugly brawl between players and fans that could deliver the league a painful blow.