Spurs fined 250k for sending home players from yesterdays game

[2pac_Westside]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8695865/nba-fines-san-antonio-spurs-250000-sitting-players

The NBA has fined the San Antonio Spurs $250,000 as a result of coach Gregg Popovich's actions on Thursday night.

Popovich sent stars Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, plus key role player Danny Green, on a commercial flight home instead of playing them in a nationally televised game against the Miami Heat so they could rest ahead of the Spurs' Saturday home game against the league-leading Memphis Grizzlies.

Said NBA commissioner David Stern in a statement: "The result here is dictated by the totality of the facts in this case. The Spurs decided to make four of their top players unavailable for an early-season game that was the team's only regular-season visit to Miami. The team also did this without informing the Heat, the media, or the league office in a timely way. Under these circumstances, I have concluded that the Spurs did a disservice to the league and our fans."

The Heat won 105-100, needing a 3-pointer from Ray Allen with 22.3 seconds left for the winning points.

 

[FaTaL]

start taking away draft picks and this shyt will end

 

[THE MACHINE]

That's an expensive 5 point loss

 

[HHR]

I'm still not sure how I feel about this shyt....can see both sides of the debate.

It's a bad look for the NBA when a team does something like this...but it's also completely legal and justified from the Spurs perspective

You can't make a rule preventing something like this, it would be too easy to get around. Feigning injuries or just playing them for 30 seconds, calling a TO and benching them....it's unenforceable.

 

[Steezy]

Gawd damn

 

[Diyhai]

They gonna appeal it
What rules did they break?

 

[avon barksdale]

i think all four should had not got a paycheck for the game....like us,if you don't work u don't get paid

 

[Vlazz]

They gonna appeal it
What rules did they break?

From the Spurs blog.

NBA Commissioner David Stern stated: "The result here is dictated by the totality of the facts in this case. The Spurs decided to make four of their top players unavailable for an early-season game that was the team's only regular-season visit to Miami. The team also did this without informing the Heat, the media, or the league office in a timely way. Under these circumstances, I have concluded that the Spurs did a disservice to the league and our fans."

 

[Brady-Carter]

 

[MikelArteta]

this is ridiculous

nba union is weak though


so if pop started them all after tipoff told duncan to commit a foula nd then sub in all the bench players and not play themf or the rest of the game

 

[havoc00]

what rule did they break? coach pop was just using his head and coaching that jew stern is just mad cause he fukked the tnt night game up

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

Stern acting like a bytch. No rules about it, and Pops did this before. Only because it on National TV. Spurs got to fight this.

 

[MikelArteta]

i think all four should had not got a paycheck for the game....like us,if you don't work u don't get paid

i still do i get personal days, vacation days and sick days

 

[Brady-Carter]

i think all four should had not got a paycheck for the game....like us,if you don't work u don't get paid

You need to get on salary instead of by the hour..

 

[CantStop]

i hate this dictator fakkit. retire already you fuhrer piece of shyt