There was a fight in the NBA yesterday, does anyone know what team the players were on, why and what happened?
2006-12-18 03:42:00 · 7 answers · asked by Jenna 4 in Sports ➔ Basketball
All 10 players on the court, including league scoring leader Carmelo Anthony, were ejected after the melee Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The mayhem began when New York's Mardy Collins flagrantly fouled the Nuggets' J.R. Smith with 1:15 left in Denver's 123-100 victory.
Anthony faces an automatic suspension for throwing a punch, and Smith and New York's Nate Robinson will be penalized for their fight that spilled into the stands.
With so much footage to review and players, coaches and officials to interview, the league probably will need time to make its ruling.
"We don't have timetable for when the decision will be reached," NBA spokesman Tim Frank said Sunday.
Still, it might well come Monday since both teams play that night. The league's policy has been to rule on any suspensions before the teams involved play their next game.
The Knicks host Utah on Monday; the Nuggets are home against Washington.
Anthony could receive one of the harshest penalties. He twice escalated actions, shoving Robinson in the neck and throwing a hard punch that dropped Collins just when things seemed to be calming down.
Last season, Orlando's Keyon Dooling was suspended five games without pay and Seattle's Ray Allen three for their fight, which also spilled into the crowd. Dooling threw a punch that did not connect.
2006-12-18 03:57:29 · answer #1 · answered by stuart_sheng 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nuggets and Knicks. Somebody gave a hard foul w/ about a minute left to go, and all 10 players on the court started punching eachother. Carmelo threw a couple of punches so he should be out. They're announcing the suspensions today, but all 10 players are out for sure.
2006-12-18 11:59:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Melo a man he took Collins down with one punch all the Knicks became bulls to chase Melo they know one punch to Melo wouldn't hurt.
2006-12-19 03:31:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was new york vs nuggets
2006-12-18 11:47:32 · answer #4 · answered by CrunkY 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a video-clip of it on ESPN.com
check it out.
Carmelo is.... not manly :))))
2006-12-18 11:45:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
GO TO ESPN.COM
2006-12-18 11:43:31 · answer #6 · answered by smitty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ballin!
2006-12-18 11:52:18 · answer #7 · answered by theman 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋