The fallout from the Heat-Wizards fight on Wednesday night: John Wall was suspended one game, Zydrunas Ilgauskas received a $25,000 fine, and Juwan Howard was fined $35,000.
Wall will serve his suspension on Friday.
The fallout from the Heat-Wizards fight on Wednesday night: John Wall was suspended one game, Zydrunas Ilgauskas received a $25,000 fine, and Juwan Howard was fined $35,000.
Wall will serve his suspension on Friday.
The NBA considered suspending Andrew Bynum for three games before settling on a two-game punishment for his flagrant foul on Friday against Minnesota.
Bynum sat out the game Sunday against Portland (an 84-80 Lakers victory) and will also miss the game Tuesday against Phoenix.
The NBA had its reasons for acting decisively, according to Stu Jackson, in charge of player discipline as the NBA's executive vice president of basketball operations.
"It was not a basketball play," he said in a phone interview with The Times. "There was a chance for Bynum to make a basketball play, but he led with his forearm on a play that was both dangerous and reckless because the player, Michael Beasley, was vulnerable in the air with no defense. The result of all of this was Beasley was injured and had to leave the game.
"We considered even going with three games, but we felt two was warranted here."
During the first quarter of ABC's coverage of the Phoenix Suns visit to Orlando Sunday, Mike Breen asked Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy’s their thoughts about the controversial exchange between Magic coach Stan Van Gundy and NBA Commissioner David Stern regarding Dwight Howard's recent suspension.
Jackson said he understood Stan Van Gundy was protecting his star player, but felt he went overboard with his criticism of the Commissioner.
“Well, I thought Stan’s comments were snarky and I was surprised by what I thought were unbecoming comments by Commissioner Stern,” Jeff Van Gundy said. “But I think the comments obscure the big fact. The big fact, to me, is is Dwight Howard being officiated correctly?”
Jeff Van Gundy then likened David Stern’s powers to Michael Corleone, to which Mike Breen responded by deeming the Orlando Magic coach “Fredo” Van Gundy.
The NBA has rescinded the technical foul assessed to Amar'e Stoudemire during Thursday's game in Dallas. Double-technicals were called when Stoudemire tangled with Brendan Haywood. Haywood's technical was also rescinded.
The decision by the NBA allows Stoudemire, for now, to avoid a one-game suspension for his 16th technical foul.
Stoudemire season's total of technicals stands at 15.
Magic center Dwight Howard has been suspended for Monday's game against the Trail Blazers.
Howard picked up his 16th technical foul of the season on Friday against the Bulls.
Kyle Korver was whistled for a foul but took a swipe at the ball moments after the play, prompting Howard to swing his elbows.
The referee separated the players and called Howard for the technical.
Dwight Howard faces an automatic one-game suspension from the NBA after picking up his 16th technical foul of the season.
Howard, who leads the NBA in the category, was whistled for another one with 1:41 left in the first half Friday night against Chicago.
If the call is upheld by the league, Howard would miss Orlando's game against Portland on Monday night.