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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee
Seems over-officious in my mind.
Those two players did not get in on the situation. They were held back by teammates and after that second of having being held back, they calmed down.
Steve Nash is a premier player in the league. Robert Horrible is not.
This is clearly a case where the spirit of the rule should trump any need for "the letter of the law". Stern had the chance to show that he understands human nature to protect a valuable team and league asset and the heat of playoff competition. Instead, he showed he has no "things that hang from the squirrel".
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It's the zero-tolerance approach, and it's always going to yield these kind of results; sorta like a third-grader getting suspended for drawing a picture of himself holding a knife making a peanut butter sandwich.