David Stern Considered Changing the 'Leave the Bench' Rule
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| John Clifford Ness found this 11/13/2007 on sports.aol.com [flag] |
With David Stern in Phoenix yesterday to announce that the Suns would host the 2009 NBA All-Star Game , local reporters grilled him during the press conference about the one-game suspensions Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw earned for leaving the bench during last year's playoffs. Stern, of course, defended the rule, saying it was clear-cut and re-enforced to the players repeatedly. But while ...
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FanHouse: Wed AM 'Why Avery Is Good for the NHL' Edition
Published 11/13/2007 by JCN at John Clifford Ness
... ; let's just say the NBA and its self-appointed media keepers don't embrace the rare donnybrook. I mean, how much outrage did even the relatively shrug-worthy Knicks-Nuggets 'brawl' last year generate compared to this Avery-Blake-Tucker flap? Geez, the Nuggets first return visit to Madison Square Garden got more attention! And it's not all about the NHL's relative anonymity in the States compared to the NBA -- the Leafs and Rangers are two of the biggest 'name' franchises in the league. ...
