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Originally Posted by heavyjeffd  Actually the rule states that "during an altercation, players NOT on the court in play when the infraction occured that ENTER the court WILL be suspended".
Diaw and Stoudemire jumped off the bench and ran onto the court.
Even the Suns head coach knew. In an article posted shortly after the game, the Suns assistant coach was seen on video tape pulling Diaw back and telling him "you just got suspended".
Simply put, if there's any sort of a fight (even just shoving/pushing/name calling) and you are NOT in play at the time and enter the court, you will be suspended.
I personally don't see any gray area.  |
Amare was not entering the altercation, not even to pull people away. He stepped out onto the court, in what looks like an attempt to see the action. Same thing for Boris Diaw. Keep in mind, Stoudemire and Diaw never made it near the scrum!
I do not want to bring this up, but earlier in the game there WAS a near altercation (second quarter, when Jones commited a hard foul on Parker, I think) in which Tim Duncan stepped several feet onto the court to see the action, and Bruce Bowen stepped after him to pull him back... and what about that?
I think Stu Jackson needs to apply some common sense into his decision, because honestly, and I don't think I am alone here, this suspension makes no sense and is totally bias against the Suns IMO.