Rumors and Free Agent Updates - Extending Coaches Edition
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
... Mario Chalmers won't be suspended for the incident that got him kicked out of rookie orientation last week. Chalmers' penalty will be a $20,000 fine, as well as the requirement that he repeat the program next year. Chalmers and Darrell Walker were caught with women along with evidence of marijuana use in their room at the rookie transition program, both of which were against the rules and got them kicked out of the program. Both Chalmers and Walker have denied using marijuana, but they now have that reputation to live down. Chalmers is back in South Florida and working out ...
Mario Chalmers Is $20K Poorer, But Not Suspended
SLAM Online —
... The NBA has fined the Heat’s rookie guard $20,000, but he won’t miss any action on the court. The Sun-Sentinel has more: ...
NBA Essentials: Bring It, Self!
FanHouse —
... Bullets Forever. Stop saying the Wizards have settled for 45 wins by signing their stars. 4. SuperSonicSoul. A survey of SuperSonic offspring playing ball. Only one belongs to Shawn Kemp. 5. Philadelphia Style, via True Hoop. Fantastic interview with Sixer Samuel Dalembert, with discussion of growing up in Haiti and Sam's lack of bling. 6. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. No suspensions for Mario Chalmers or Darrell Arthur. Back to the bench, Banks. ...
Wednesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Mario Chalmers gets a fine and not a suspension for his part in that Rookie Transition Party. This is classic NBA. All about cracking the whip to show who's boss, while sweeping the whole thing under the rug. No one has refuted the report that there was enough pot smoke to set off an alarm. And the players were sent home for something. But both players have denied smoking any marijuana, and no one can answer the question: Whose pot smoke was that? ...
