issued some of the harshest penalties in its history by banning nine players for more than 140 games.
"The line is drawn, and my guess is that won't happen again - certainly not by anybody who wants to be associated with our league," commissioner David Stern said.All I can say is, its about time. The basketball court looks more like a maximum security prison line-up, or an audition for the latest gangsta rap video, instead of a place where "skilled" (?) athletes demonstrate their abilities. (Could we please raise the hoop, so that these clowns actually have to learn how to shoot a basketball?) Having grown up during the glory days of the New York Knicks, and having enjoyed the skills of the likes of Willis Reed, Walt Frazier and Dave DeBusschere, when basketball was an actual team sport, I know great basketball. And NBA 2004 ain't it. Its now 10 hyper-inflated egos, running around trying to out do each other with their outrageousness (and stupidity).
Already the guilty and their cohorts are whining about excessive penalties, unfair, arbitrary, rush to judgement, blah-blah-blah.
Just be happy I'm not NBA commissioner. I'd throw them them out of the league for life. Lets see how happy they'd be flipping burgers for a living. Oh. And the fans that were involved; throw them in jail.
Commissioner Stern, hang tough with your decision. The future of the NBA is at stake.
Now, if we could only do something with college football.
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