Well it’s a slow television night tonight and I was flipping thru the channels when I came across a fight between the NY Knicks and the Denver Nuggets. At the time, the Nuggets were leading by 18 points with about a minute and half to go when Mardy Collins of the Knicks picked up a flagrant foul against the Nuggets J.R. Smith. Smith did not take kind to the foul and went after Collins. Then little Nate Robinson went after Smith as well and their little battle spilled over into the front row behind the basket. In the midst of this happening, Carmelo Anthony came in and pushed Nate Richardson. Nate Robinson was then ready to go with anyone at that point. Then you can see Carmelo Anthony hitting Mardy Collins of the Knicks. On the replay on television, you could actually hear the punch hit Jefferies face. Then Jared Jefferies chased Carmelo Anthony down the court.

After the fracas ended, the refs got together and decided to eject all 10 players on the court. So this was the first time in NBA history that 10 players were ejected at one time. Given all that happened a few years ago at the Palace in Auburn Hills when the Pistons and Pacers had their infamous fight, that no spectators were involved in this one.

This is just another blackeye for the NY Knicks and the NBA. The Knicks already have enough problems as it is and now this. You can be sure that the Commish David Stern will not be lenient when it comes to the fines and suspensions.

Click here to watch the fight or you can watch a recap of the game below. The fight starts at the 1:28 mark of this video.

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Well I am not one to normally write about the NBA, but this one has me a little perturbed. Maybe I am just a little fired up from something I read earlier, I don’t know. And I am sure there will be more to follow on that later but for now we will go with this.
Take a look at this from an AP article.

The players’ association filed an unfair labor practice charge Friday against the NBA over its issues with the new ball and the league’s crackdown on player complaints.

A number of players publicly have complained about the change in the ball from leather to microfiber composite. But the crackdown on complaints after the whistle, often referred to as a “zero-tolerance policy,” might be the bigger problem.

With players fined for each technical they receive, union director Billy Hunter told The Associated Press last month that a lawsuit could be the next step if NBA commissioner David Stern didn’t tell the referees to “back off.”

All I have to say is this: Quit your friggin whining, you overpaid babies. Play for the love of the game and not your damn paycheck.

In celebration of another NBA season getting underway, I have given you a video to watch. It is a collection of arguably one of the best players ever to play the game and my favorite player, Michael Jordan, top 10 dunks.

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