NBA commissioner David Stern, appearing on an ESPN Radio show Monday morning, implied the league won't buy Rajon Rondo's explanation that he did not intentionally make contact with referee Marc Davis during Sunday's game in Atlanta. Rondo appears headed for a suspension of at least one game.
"I don't want to pre-judge on what the recommendation is going to be," Stern told Colin Cowherd. "But as a fan, he obviously bumped him. And you know what happens with respect to that (WEEI)."
We all know Rondo bumped him, and we all know what happens when you bump a ref. You can say it was a bad call, you can say the refs were terrible that whole game (they were), but you can't touch a ref in any sport. Rondo will not be playing in Game 2, and now you have to question if he will be playing in Game 3.
I think it's stupid that Stern is ever talking about this before a decision has come out. I think that is irresponsible. The bottom line is Rondo did a stupid thing, and it's going to really hurt the Celtics. Hopefully it's just one game, because I don't see the Celtics winning without him.
My honest opinion is that Rondo gets two games. I really hope I am wrong, but it isn't Rondo's first time, and with Stern already shooting off his mouth I just don't see this going well. We should hear later today, and I'll update this post when it is announced.
***UPDATE***
Rondo has been suspended 1 game, which I think is probably the best outcome we could've hoped for.
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