NBA commissioner David Stern fined the San Antonio Spurs $250,000 Friday after coach Gregg Popovich sent four players home to Texas rather than playing them in a nationally-televised game against the Miami Heat Thursday.
NBA: Spurs’ resting four players ‘disservice’ to fans
The Spurs rested four of their players Thursday. In the eyes of the NBA, this is a disservice to the league and its fans. When do we get to fine the NBA?
Kyle Terada-US PRESSWIRE
Stern called this a “disservice” to the league and its fans.
Surely that’s not the only disservice to fans of the game, right?
Playing Gangnam Style over the PA #disservicetofans
— Angelo (@CavsFangelo) November 30, 2012
$5 bottles of water in arenas #disservicetofans
— Amin Vafa (@AminVafaNBA) November 30, 2012
David Stern being commissioner #DisserviceToFans
— Trey Adell (@TreyAdell) November 30, 2012
That dance Joey Crawford does when he calls fouls #disservicetofans @conradkaczmarek
— Isaac Koppel (@IK_DDD) November 30, 2012
HAVING THE BROOKLYN KNIGHT AS A MASCOT #DisservicetoFans #AndHumanity
— Tammeh Treymayne (@Mrs__NBA) November 30, 2012
