This makes the NBA problem look small.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I want to call attention to the stiffness of the suspensions for those involved. The NBA could learn a lot from this. I'm tired of the little 15 game suspensions that they hand out.

The problem in the NBA is that the so-called "disciplinary" authorities stand to lose money by handing out suspensions. They therefore have an intrinsic conflict of interest in every case that they consider.

Their deliberations then boil down to public relations rather than justice: the issue is rarely: "what do these individuals deserve?" but rather: "how can we maximize their playing time while getting the story off the sports pages?"