Dec
18th
2006
Isiah Thomas: Brawler
Then: Pistons bad boy.
Now: brawl instigating coach.
Color me unsurprised.
UPDATE: Fellow brawler Jermaine O’Neal, whose right hook rivals Melo’s, weighed in later in the same article.
“Listen, the NHL lets them fight. Fights happen in baseball. Fights happen in football,” Indiana forward Jermaine O’Neal said. “Why are we under scrutiny about our game?“
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The suspensions and fines are below:
-The Knicks and Nuggets organizations have each been fined $500,000 each as a result of the altercation.
-Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony has been suspended for 15 games.
-Knicks guard Nate Robinson has been suspended for 10 games.
-Nuggets guard J.R. Smith has been suspended for 10 games.
-Knicks guard Mardy Collins has been suspended for six games.
-Knicks forward Jared Jeffries has been suspended for four games.
-Knicks center Jerome James has been suspended for one game for leaving the bench during an on-court altercation.
-Nuggets forward Nene has been suspended one game for leaving the bench during an on-court altercation.
Where is Isiah’s punishment for instigating the brawl?
I’m sure Mark Cuban, to the delight of many, is drafting a petition to David Stern as we speak to give Isiah a lifetime ban from the NBA not only for instigating the brawl, but also for single-handedly destorying a once proud and historic franchise. His neligences as a GM and coach is almost to much too bear.