Josh Smith has got to be a complete moron if he thinks he has any chance of winning the appeal to his $25,000 fine. His logic behind his appeal is more outlandish in nature, and shows Smith could have benefitted greatly from a college education: “I was upset,” he said. “I’ve seen a lot of [...]
Friday, December 18, 2009
Brandon Jennings was fined $7,500 for tweeting a message after the Milwaukee Bucks 108-101 win over Portland. The NBA is levying the fine because he posted the message during the prohibited post game time. The NBA has a rule against using social media during the duration of all games as well as 45 minutes prior [...]
Monday, November 30, 2009
Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler both received fines for allegedly tweeting during a game. The funny thing is they did not tweet. They figured out how to have tweets made on their behalf. It’s odd the league will enforce the rules and levy fines without performing due diligence. Aren’t players allowed to have personal websites [...]
Friday, September 18, 2009
Stephen Jackson was fined $25,000 for speaking his mind. His thoughts were later deemed detrimental to his team, hence the fine. Don Nelson backed up his player, stating he will remain team captain. In reality Don Nelson is probably out getting drunk while laughing off the entire situation, knowing damn well why a player with [...]
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