Topic: Stu Jackson
The NBA plans to crack down on complaining this season, giving the go-ahead to referees to issue fouls for "overt" gestures from players dissatisfied with calls.The league is expanding its "respect for the game" guidelines to include unsportsmanlike actions that it ...
NBA wants to cut out the complaints, will punish 'overt' gestures on court this seasonTired of players complaining, the NBA plans to crack down this season on "overt" gestures, such as swinging a fist in the air in anger.Also, players can ...
Play it again: NBA's expanded use of replay proves key in finals, with tweaks possibly comingThe ball bounces out of bounds. Players immediately point in opposite directions. Coaches leap to their feet and scream at the officials.The referee makes the ...
Celtics forward Glen 'Big Baby' Davis fined $25,000 for inappropriate language toward fanBoston Celtics forward Glen " Big Baby" Davis has been fined $25,000 for directing inappropriate language at a fan.NBA executive vice president of operations Stu Jackson announced the ...
NBA says traveling rule was not changed this seasonThe correct call: The NBA has not changed the traveling rule.Stu Jackson, the league's executive vice president of basketball operations, said recent media reports that the rule had been changed to allow ...
NBA launches video rulebook to educate fans on rules interpretationsEver see a referee call a charge on a play you swore was a block? Or insist LeBron James took an extra step on his way to the rim?If so, it's ...
Head coach Phil Jackson and the Los Angeles Lakers were slapped with a 50,000 dollar fine for Jackson's criticism of the officials who worked game four of the NBA finals.Jackson was hit with a 25,000 fine and the ...
With players citing confusion, NBA says more education may be necessary on flagrant foulsAfter preseason lessons and season-long dialogue with team officials, the man in charge of discipline for the NBA believes players should have an understanding of the league's flagrant ...
Rafer Alston, Derek Fisher suspended by NBA for separate incidentsThe Los Angeles Lakers won't have Derek Fisher for Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series, but Kobe Bryant will be in the lineup because the elbow he threw at Ron ...
Orlando's Dwight Howard suspended for Game 6 against 76ers for elbowing Samuel DalembertDwight Howard's elbow has given the Orlando Magic's playoff hopes a major hit.Howard has been suspended for Game 6 of the Magic's playoff series against ...
