NBA Fines Spurs $250,000

[Cam Cam]

Gregg Popovich sent his best players home, deciding they reached the end of the road before the trip was over.

For that, and for keeping it a secret, the San Antonio Spurs were fined $250,000 by the NBA on Friday.

Commissioner David Stern said the Spurs ''did a disservice to the league and our fans'' when they didn't bring Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili or Danny Green to Miami for the final game of the six-game trip.

''The result here is dictated by the totality of the facts in this case,'' Stern said in a statement. ''The Spurs decided to make four of their top players unavailable for an early-season game that was the team's only regular-season visit to Miami. The team also did this without informing the Heat, the media, or the league office in a timely way. Under these circumstances, I have concluded that the
Spurs did a disservice to the league and our fans.''

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No big deal. David Stern is just reminding us who is the boss. Wow, he sure does know how to ruin things. This is extremely stupid. :P

 

[Cam Cam]

Yeah, I saw this and it actually cracked me up a little bit. I can't wait 'til Stern is gone. I just hope he hasn't ruined Silver's head too much.

What's really impressive is that the Spurs actually only lost 105-100, to the Heat no less, even without their stars.

 

[Ozzie]

The Heat should be fined for almost losing to the Spurs bench.