May 2010 Basketball Wiretap

Jason Williams Suspended One Game

Oct 29, 2010 4:20 PM

Jason Williams of the Orlando Magic has been suspended without pay for one game for making contact with a game official following his ejection, it was announced Friday by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.

The incident occurred with 58 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of the Magic's 112-83 victory over the Washington Wizards at Amway Center on Thursday, Oct. 28.

Williams will serve his suspension tonight when the Magic face the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena.

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Arenas Was Fined $50K For Faking Injury

Oct 16, 2010 9:23 AM

The Wizards fined guard Gilbert Arenas $50,000 for faking a knee injury on Tuesday, according to numerous reports.

Arenas said his knee was sore Tuesday morning and did not play in that night's game against the Hawks.

He told reporters after the game that he faked the injury so Nick Young could get more playing time.

"I screwed up again, so I just want to say sorry," Arenas said.

"I wasn't really thinking that this was going to be another media outburst. It's like everything I do now, someone, tit for tat, tries to blow it out of proportion."

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Arenas Leaves Game With Groin Strain

Oct 15, 2010 7:56 AM

Gilbert Arenas left Washington's preseason game against the Bucks on Thursday night with a strained right groin.

Arenas admitted on Tuesday night that he faked a knee injury supposedly to open up more time for teammate Nick Young in Washington's exhibition home opener.

On Thursday, Arenas last just three minutes before exiting with the groin injury.

Wizards coach Flip Saunders fined Arenas for the fake injury Tuesday. Before Thursday's game, he wasn't eager to revisit the incident.

"That's over with. I'm not going to get into it," Saunders said. "I've done enough."

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Dorsey Suspended One Game For Swing At Scalabrine

Oct 14, 2010 6:10 PM

Joey Dorsey of the Toronto Raptors has been suspended without pay for one game for swinging his arm at the head of the Chicago Bulls? Brian Scalabrine, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.

The incident occurred with 7.3 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of the Bulls? 109-90 victory over the Raptors at United Center on Tuesday, Oct. 12.

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Wizards Fine Arenas For Faking Injury

Oct 13, 2010 5:32 PM

The Wizards have fined guard Gilbert Arenas for faking a knee injury on Tuesday night in order to avoid playing in the team's preseason home opener.

Washington consulted with the league office during their internal investigation of Arenas' comments, according to a source close to the situation.

Arenas said after the game Tuesday that he pretended to have a bum knee to give teammate Nick Young a chance to start.

"I told [Young] I'd sacrifice playing tonight so he can get some time in because I know he's kind of frustrated he's not getting a chance to crack the [small forward] position, especially since we're going three guards," Arenas said.

"So I told him I'll go and fake an injury or say something's wrong with me so you can start."

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Rudy Fernandez Fined $50k By NBA

Oct 11, 2010 6:44 PM

Rudy Fernandez has been fined $50,000 for public statements detrimental to the NBA, the league announced today.  

The statements, which concerned a desire to be released by the Trail Blazers, were made by Fernandez?s agent, Gerard Darnes, on October 6.   Fernandez was previously fined $25,000 on August 19 for statements concerning his desire to be traded or released by Portland.

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