NBA takes hard stance, other need to follow suit
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The most shocking thing about the NBA melee that occurred last weekend is that it didn&#39;t happen sooner. Or that it wasn&#39;t worse.
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In today&#39;s NBA, it&#39;s tough to gain respect playing in the Eastern Conference. It apparently doesn&#39;t matter that the defending champs loom there.
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The NBA players association is considering an appeal of the seven-game suspensions given to Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson for legal issues.
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The NBA's problems cut deeper than image, go further than the fighting in Detroit, and can't be solved simply by suspensions.
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The NBA commissioner was on the mark with his discipline, if not a little too easy. Friday night saw one of the most appalling displays of sports-induced violence in recent history when a brawl erupted between
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NEW YORK - David Stern would not want to be in charge of a league that needs barriers to separate fans from players. Nor would he follow the lead of European soccer and order games to be played in empty arenas.
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Friday night&#39;s basketbrawl in Detroit was a shameful chapter in sports history but also a conflagration of many of modern society&#39;s common ailments -- hair-trigger tempers, misplaced hostility, me-firstism, emotional immaturity, incivility, lack of self
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The Philadelphia 76ers are talking about handling business down the stretch, while the Indiana Pacers are claiming moral victories. Things sure have changed.
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Carmelo Anthony is becoming impatient with his injured left ankle.
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Stephon Marburyâs dissatisfaction with the Knicks and his strained relationship with Isiah Thomas gives credence to the possibility there is more to his ankle injury.
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David Stern would not want to be in charge of a league that needs barriers to separate fans from players. The NBA commissioner is searching for more practical remedies to keep things civil in a sport where the intimate setting &#151; the highest-paying customers sit so close to the action they can smell the players' sweat &#151; is part of its appeal.
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In his first public statements since a trade demand last month, the Toronto Raptors star defiantly refused to soften his position yesterday, but insisted that he would still play hard for the team he wants to leave.
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With the NBA trade deadline looming, teams will be hard-pressed to top what already has been accomplished over the past few weeks.
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The NBA comes down hard on the Pacers, suspending Ron Artest for the rest of the season, Stephen Jackson for 30 games and Jermaine O'Neal for 25.
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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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There is a chance for fireworks during the NBA&#39;s doubleheader today, but the anticipation of overly physical play in sports often leads to the opposite result.
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Republic sports columnist Paola Boivin sounds like she is too close to the NBA players. It is not the fans, Paola. Of course, the behavior of the fans in Detroit was inexcusable, but Ron Artest is given one directive from the NBA: Do not enter the stands.