UPDATE: The Punishment(Posted at 1:25 PM)
Suspensions and fines have been issued by the NBA as a result of the Knicks-Nuggets brawl. They are stiff. Read Commissioner David Stern's statement.
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A co-worker, friend, and regular reader of this blog wrote me this morning to say that she came looking for my thoughts on the now infamous Denver Nuggets versus New York Knicks brawl that happened over the weekend. Well, here they are.
I was at a holiday party on Saturday night when I looked at the television, which was tuned to ESPN-HD, and saw the SportsCenter anchor introduce highlights of that evening's game between the Nuggets and Knicks. The volume was turned down so all I could do was watch. When the video started rolling I was shocked. I grabbed the attention of a friend, whose husband is a former Nuggets player and current assistant coach with another team, so she could see the melee.
Here's the short of things: Knicks rookie Mardy Collins committed a flagrant foul on Nuggets guard J. R. Smith as he was driving to the basket. The game was out of reach to the Knicks and clearly, Mardy was frustrated that Smith was about to add to the New York deficit. The foul didn't go over well with Smith or his Denver teammates. Nate Robinson, another Knicks player, also played a role in instigating the ensuing brawl. Things really got out of hand when, out of the blue, Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony sucker punched Collins.
My thoughts: Carmelo Anthony is an idiot for doing what he did. He'll face a stiff penalty from the league, which- considering Commissioner David Stern's ongoing efforts to clean up the league's image- could include a lengthy suspension in addion to a hefty fine. Several others will face discipline as well, but Anthony clearly deserves the harshest.
One would think that after the Pacers-Pistons brawl of a couple years ago, this type of thing wouldn't happen again. I suppose that would be giving some of the NBA players too much credit, huh?
Oh, Good Evening!
(Photo Credit: AP)
1 comment:
That fight was off the chain. That was a very bad move on Melo's part, but he got out of there pretty quick when that guy was coming after him.
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