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Sports InsiderRef that Challenged Tim Duncan to a Fight is Suspended by the NBA.
April 18th 2007 07:04
Talk about the wiggity, wild, wild, west! The most intensive battle right
now is the one for the eighth and final spot for the playoffs between the Clippers and Warriors. Both teams did what they were supposed to do today and win their respective games against some impressive opposition. It all now boils down to the very last day of the season to sort out this drama!
Golden State have waited 13 years to get back into the playoffs and thought they were as good as there when they beat the Dallas Mavericks, 111-82. Actually annihilated would be the more appropriate term.
Mickael Pietrus led the way for the Warriors with 22 points and Matt Barnes chipped in with an additional 19 points to put Golden State on the edge of the abyss of a much valued playoff spot.
The win from G-State may have seemed impressive especially the final margin of victory but Dallas rested their stars in what was to them a meaningless game. For the Warriors on the other hand this was do or die and they have to sweat it out for one more night.
What a nail biter!
Golden State’s rivals for the final spot in postseason proceedings the Los Angeles Clippers also beat much lauded opposition in the Phoenix Suns, 103-99.
With a playoff spot more than assured this game was also meaningless for the Suns but had vast ranging ramifications for the Clips. However, unlike the Mavs the Suns key players didn’t have the luxury of a rest day, still having to front up and play. But the passion wasn’t obviously there.
Elton Brand led the way with a big 21 points while the Brazilian Bullet Leandro Barbosa paced
the suns with 22. Steve Nash had 12 assists for Phoenix.
After a flat performance in the last game the Clippers needed this win in a big way and they got it.
So, it has now come to the final day where the Clippers need to win against the Hornets and hope that the Warriors lose at Portland to see who will reign supreme.
Let the madness begin!
Speaking of insanity the conclusion to the fight between Joey Crawford and Tim Duncan took another turn today when the ref was the one that was tossed out indefinitely by the league due to his conduct in regards to the Big Fundamental.
Crawford who is the most experienced active ref in the NBA will not see any postseason action and will have to meet up with Commissioner David Stern as to why he should be reinstated.
Stern stated as following the reasoning why he has taken such a drastic course of action: “Especially in light of similar prior acts by this official, a significant suspension is warranted," Stern said in a statement. "Although Joey is consistently rated as one of our top referees, he must be held accountable for his actions on the floor, and we will have further discussions with him following the season to be sure he understands his responsibilities.” (AP, 2007)
The previous event that Stern referred to was during the 2003 Western Conference Finals involving ironically enough the same teams as this latest flap – the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs, which saw then coach of the Mavs Don Nelson and his assistant Del Harris get tossed out of the game. This was the result of Crawford calling four technical fouls in the first 10 minutes of the contest!
It is with great sadness that we won’t have a final showdown between Crawford and Duncan but we can only hope that they’ll meet in a dark alley somewhere in San Antonio and settle this dispute once and for all.
In tribute to the newly minted bad ass of the NBA and ref slayer Timmy Duncan today’s clip is one involving the man in question with Kevin Garnett in an amusing commercial.
Mickael Pietrus did it all for the Warriors today. (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
Golden State have waited 13 years to get back into the playoffs and thought they were as good as there when they beat the Dallas Mavericks, 111-82. Actually annihilated would be the more appropriate term.
Mickael Pietrus led the way for the Warriors with 22 points and Matt Barnes chipped in with an additional 19 points to put Golden State on the edge of the abyss of a much valued playoff spot.
The win from G-State may have seemed impressive especially the final margin of victory but Dallas rested their stars in what was to them a meaningless game. For the Warriors on the other hand this was do or die and they have to sweat it out for one more night.
What a nail biter!
Golden State’s rivals for the final spot in postseason proceedings the Los Angeles Clippers also beat much lauded opposition in the Phoenix Suns, 103-99.
With a playoff spot more than assured this game was also meaningless for the Suns but had vast ranging ramifications for the Clips. However, unlike the Mavs the Suns key players didn’t have the luxury of a rest day, still having to front up and play. But the passion wasn’t obviously there.
Elton Brand led the way with a big 21 points while the Brazilian Bullet Leandro Barbosa paced
This is the face that got an NBA ref suspended. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
After a flat performance in the last game the Clippers needed this win in a big way and they got it.
So, it has now come to the final day where the Clippers need to win against the Hornets and hope that the Warriors lose at Portland to see who will reign supreme.
Let the madness begin!
Speaking of insanity the conclusion to the fight between Joey Crawford and Tim Duncan took another turn today when the ref was the one that was tossed out indefinitely by the league due to his conduct in regards to the Big Fundamental.
Crawford who is the most experienced active ref in the NBA will not see any postseason action and will have to meet up with Commissioner David Stern as to why he should be reinstated.
Stern stated as following the reasoning why he has taken such a drastic course of action: “Especially in light of similar prior acts by this official, a significant suspension is warranted," Stern said in a statement. "Although Joey is consistently rated as one of our top referees, he must be held accountable for his actions on the floor, and we will have further discussions with him following the season to be sure he understands his responsibilities.” (AP, 2007)
The previous event that Stern referred to was during the 2003 Western Conference Finals involving ironically enough the same teams as this latest flap – the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs, which saw then coach of the Mavs Don Nelson and his assistant Del Harris get tossed out of the game. This was the result of Crawford calling four technical fouls in the first 10 minutes of the contest!
It is with great sadness that we won’t have a final showdown between Crawford and Duncan but we can only hope that they’ll meet in a dark alley somewhere in San Antonio and settle this dispute once and for all.
In tribute to the newly minted bad ass of the NBA and ref slayer Timmy Duncan today’s clip is one involving the man in question with Kevin Garnett in an amusing commercial.
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