Washington's Darius Songaila Suspended

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If you punch LeBron James…
Published 5/2/2008 by Sam Rubenstein at SLAM Online
You get suspended for a playoff game. This refers to Darius Songaila. © Sam Rubenstein for SLAM Online, 2008. | Permalink | 6 comments Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post ...

NBA Playoffs: No Punching, Darius Songaila
Published 5/2/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... When the Washington Wizards try to stave off elimination tonight against the Cleveland LeBrons, they’ll have do so without one of their key reserves, Darius Songaila, who received a one-game suspension — without pay — for smacking James in the gob the last time they played. In case you forgot, the uploading skills of ...

Songaila Suspended
Published 5/2/2008 by joshp at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... http://www.nba.com/news/songaila_suspended_080502.html   for game 6. this is going a little bit overboard. the flagrant was a so-so call, but this is too extreme, i think. i still cant determine whether or not the contact was intntional. what should merit a suspension is lebron's reaction. that was a really bad acting job. this series is just spiralling out of control, but thats what i love about it. hope it goes seven ...

A fresh outrage: Songaila suspended
Published 5/2/2008 by Spence at DC Pro Sports Report - Covering the Redskins, Nationals, Capitals, Wizards and the Draft!
This is repulsive: Washington Wizards forward Darius Songaila has received a one game suspension without pay for striking Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James in the face with his hand, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. Those of us who belittled all the conspiracy theories about the NBA trying to help the Cavs win this series [actually, it was the Bullets that seemed intent on helping the Cavs win the series] must be shocked right now. Here’s the play. Try to ...

Darius Songaila Suspended for Game 6
Published 5/2/2008 by Will Brinson at FanHouse
... is being suspended because his hand hit LeBron's face in Game 5 of the Wizards - Cavaliers series. I use that phrasing because depending on who you listen to, Songaila didn't mean to slap/hit James at all. Of course, usually those people are Wizards fans. ...

The 10-man rotation, starring a suspended Songalia
Published 5/2/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: NBA.com. Darius Songaila has been suspended one-game for getting tangled with LeBron. This is so wrong. PF: Sports Biz. Darren Rovell interviews the world's No. 1 sports agent, David Falk. SF: SLAM Online. Shoals' latest dose of Quotemonger hilarity. (The Dirk ...

Random things you may or may not have known about the GM
Published 6/8/2008 by JakeTheSnake at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... Before he went into the world of player management, he served as an assistant coach for the Knicks, who at the time were being coached by Stu Jackson.  So you can't say that they didn't know each other before this happened. ...