I am an avid NBA basketball watcher. And I remembered the Indiana Racers and Detroit Pistons brawl. Now, we have another brawl...
Nuggets' Anthony suspended 15 games for part in melee By Paul Levine
Los Angeles- Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony was suspended 15 games on Monday for his part in a melee between his teamand the New York
Knicks at Madison Square Garden.NBA Commissioner David Stern pulled no punches when he announcedthe suspensions of seven players involved in the Saturday nightfracas, as well as a 500,000-dollar fine on both teams."We have worked diligently to eliminate fighting from the game,"Stern said Monday in a teleconference call. "This will not be alasting issue because we're going to succeed in leading the way toeliminate fighting and violence from our game."Anthony, the league's leading scorer, drew the stiffest penalty ofall for landing a punch in the face of the Knicks' Mardy Collins inthe midst of the "Brawl on Broadway.""I'm hoping to meet with Carmelo, and we'll do what we have to doto help develop his career over the very long time," Stern said. "Buthe did what he did and he has to accept the full responsibility forit."
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