Author Topic: Phil Jackson fined $50,000 (Read 196 times)

mrtonguetwista · « **on:** March 12, 2004, 07:05:15 PM »

NEW YORK, March 11 (UPI) -- The NBA fined Los Angeles Lakers Coach Phil Jackson $50,000 Thursday for criticizing an official after a game this week.

The Lakers were also fined $50,000.

Jackson was fined for comments about referee Bob Delaney after Utah beat the Lakers 88-83 Monday night. The Jazz rallied to win the game after the Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal was ejected in the fourth quarter following his second technical foul of the game.

"Bob Delaney's known to be very prejudiced against Shaquille," Jackson said. "We know that, so we wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't a good call, but I'm not going to make a comment on that right now. There was contact, but it wasn't deliberate."

O'Neal had no comment after the game.

Doggystylin · « **Reply #1 on:** March 12, 2004, 07:47:45 PM »

NBA is stupid for that

Perfection · « **Reply #2 on:** March 12, 2004, 11:13:27 PM »

The NBA is just sticking up for their officals which is what thye're suppose to do.

Now_Im_Not_Banned · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2004, 09:48:59 PM »

Quote from: The French Dibbler on March 12, 2004, 11:13:27 PM

The NBA is just sticking up for their officals which is what thye're suppose to do.

Oh yea, that really explains why they fined and suspended that one ref for 3 games, because of a "bad call" he made in the last Lakers vs Nuggets game...