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Rocket and Suns Suspended

  By Christopher Sells
11.14.2008 - Updated on 11.14.2008
You knew that there would be some consequences for this. And now we know what those consequences are. The NBA has suspended Matt Barnes and Rafer Alston for two games each and Steve Nash for one. Tracy McGrady and Shaquille O’Neal managed to get off with fines of $25k and $35k, respectively.

Barnes getting two games isn’t that unexpected. After all, he didn’t start the whole thing. Skip getting two games is a bit of a surprise to me, since he wasn’t the person who started it. I understand the reasoning, though. You can’t let someone off lightly whether they start a fight or finish it.

I’m surprised that Nash got suspended, though. The NBA said he got that game for "escalating the altercation." It looked to me like Nash was running in just like everyone else but just happened to catch McGrady at the wrong time. So Nash gets suspended for getting pushed and Mac gets only a fine for pushing Nash to the ground. Of course, he seems to hit the ground without much contact most times, but that’s another stroy for another day.

Shaq gets fined for pushing the whole crowd. And Aaron Brooks wanted no part of any of it. I guess he wanted to be sure he could live to tell his kids about it.

So the Suns will be without Nash and Barnes tonight against Sacramento (big deal) and Barnes will miss the Suns’ game Sunday against Detroit. The Rockets will lose their starting point guard for games against two divisional opponents, San Antonio and New Orleans. There’s a chance they won’t need Alston against the injury-depleted Spurs, but having him to go head to head with Chris Paul would probably be a good thing.

Your thoughts on the suspensions are welcome below.
5 Comments: Rocket and Suns Suspended

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on 12.9.2008		 Who is Steve Nash’s birth mother? .
Posted by
garyS
on 11.14.2008		 Shaq was being The Big Sheriff. If people had let him, he would have had one team on their butts at one end of the floor and the other team sliding towards the other end. Some of us get it, Big Aristotle. .
Posted by
G. Popovich
on 11.14.2008		 No way should Shaq get suspended. That was simply crown control, Diesel style. I once seen him stop a Lakers/Spurs fight by pushing both teams to the floor, where they can’t keep fighting. He just older and can only get one at a time now. .
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on 11.14.2008		 BULL s---THAT NASH GOT SUSPENDED .
Posted by
Moor Warrior
on 11.14.2008		 Shaq should have been suspended..He pushed Tmac and Yao for no reason..He didnt do it to be a mediator but an instigator...Barnes should be suspended 3 games while Alston 1..The fine with Nash and TMAC were legit.. .

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