[This message has been edited by Guitarsoup (edited 5/1/2014 10:44p).]

Uh oh

That would be stupid for the NBA to suspend them for being 5" onto the court

^ They've done it before

Hopefully the NBA will show some common sense and not suspend him.

I don't think the NBA has ever used discretion on this rule. Just ask Amare.

I'm betting they suspend both those guys who stepped on the court.

A rules a rule, you can't just let someone get away with it just because they're the teams best player and it was minor. Ask Winston and the crab legs be stole...

It would be a shame to suspend one of the guys off the bench and do nothing to Hill, the guy who started it.

I personally don't think any of the actions deserve suspensions, but we'll see.

Stoudemire went frome the bench to just about half court though. Not just half a foot onto the court and right back off like George.

If Stern was still in power, I'd say he was definitely suspended. However, Silver has the opportunity to introduce some common sense to the process.

Not crossing the three point line probably helps him. Amare went like 25 feet down the bench. George took a step.

i don't know...it's not like he realized what he was doing and went back to the bench. he was quickly bear-hugged and pushed back by a coach.

i don't think i'd suspend either guy, but i don't see how you suspend butler but not george.

George is..... NOT suspended.

Shocker. Best player on struggling east team isn't suspended.

I don't know what the NBA rule specifically is on this, but if this happened in a HS or college game and the official saw it, the player would almost certainly NOT be ejected. The intent of the rule is to keep them out of the goings-on, not keep them from initially acting on their instincts or creating an electric fence. Plus, the coaches were right on top of it.

What if the altercation went into the bench area and the players on the bench had to retreat to the court to avoid it? Would you suspend him and others then?

Again, I don't know what the NBA rule says on this and I'm sure teams get league advisories on what to do in these situation. The way to end this sort of nonsense is to start kicking players out of series (or serious suspensions during the season), but that's never going to happen. The NBA is 100% PR and nothing more.

They weren't playing the Lakers so it's all good.

that is from a game in ATL