NBA Goofs It Up Again

Ok, seriously, what have the Suns done to tick off the NBA? In yet another baffling move by the league, Steve Nash was suspended for his role in Thursday night's altercation with the Rockets. I can understand Matt Barnes getting suspended for two games, since he did much to start it. But come on. He got in a shoving match. Rafer Alston was throwing haymakers -- none of which connected -- and he also got two games. Last I checked, throwing a punch and missing is just as severe as landing a punch. Steve Nash was trying to break it up, got shoved to the floor by Tracy McGrady, and then got suspended for a game. (?!???) McGrady got fined. How was Nash suspended? How was McGrady not suspended? Was Stevie Wonder the guy the NBA used to review the tape of the fight? Shaq came in to end the nonsense and shoved the whole pile. I would have understood if the NBA suspended him for a game. But Nash's suspension was downright ridiculous.

In the last three years, I have seen that travesty of "justice" handed down by the NBA after a certain playoff altercation with a certain Texas team that wears silver and black. I have seen Raja Bell get ejected from a game last season in Denver for the heinous crime of laughing. And now I have seen Steve Nash get suspended for "escalating a fight" when in fact he was guilty of receiving a shove from Tracy McGrady. What's up, NBA? Care to explain yourselves better than those lame explanations you gave earlier today? I think a 13 year old seventh grader would do a better job of handing out suspensions.