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Celtics GM Danny Ainge Fined For "Towelgate"

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May 6, 2010 12:47 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=5167992

What a joke! They said he was creating a unauthorized distraction... Seriously? So you allow those dumb thunder sticks?
May 6, 2010 12:47pm
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May 6, 2010 12:55 PM
Lol he shoudl be fined....that was a douchebag move
May 6, 2010 12:55pm
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May 6, 2010 1:00 PM
They had to fine him since they fine Cuban for similar actions, although, I don't see a problem with it.
May 6, 2010 1:00pm
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sportswizuhrd

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May 6, 2010 1:00 PM
osu45804 wrote: http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=5167992

What a joke! They said he was creating a unauthorized distraction... Seriously? So you allow those dumb thunder sticks?
Pretty sure players on the bench cant yell at someone to distract them while shooting a corner three. I don't think this is any different. Had to fine him now, Mark Cuban would have done it every game.
May 6, 2010 1:00pm
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May 6, 2010 1:01 PM
lol
May 6, 2010 1:01pm
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sportswizuhrd

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May 6, 2010 1:33 PM
wes_mantooth wrote: They had to fine him since they fine Cuban for similar actions, although, I don't see a problem with it.
F YOU!
May 6, 2010 1:33pm
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May 6, 2010 1:44 PM
^^ok...what time?
May 6, 2010 1:44pm
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May 6, 2010 1:47 PM
Don't care.
May 6, 2010 1:47pm
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May 6, 2010 2:34 PM
Ainge said himself the actions were unprofessional.
May 6, 2010 2:34pm
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May 6, 2010 2:37 PM
^^exactly, there is no problem with the regular fan doing that stuff. But a general manager..come on..
May 6, 2010 2:37pm
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May 6, 2010 2:42 PM
considering the game was an absolute trouncing, it's dumb. down to the wire, with the game on the line, i'd do the same thing.
May 6, 2010 2:42pm
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May 6, 2010 2:44 PM
It's beneath the role of any team executive, let alone the GM, he's held to a higher standard.
May 6, 2010 2:44pm
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May 6, 2010 3:06 PM
It's not a big deal, but Stern made the right call. Stop this bush league garbage before the next idiot executive (see Mark Cuban) takes it to the next level.
May 6, 2010 3:06pm
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May 6, 2010 3:37 PM
RedRider1 wrote: It's beneath the role of any team executive, let alone the GM, he's held to a higher standard.
This.

It's not a big issue, I don't care if he does it or not--but he isn't and shouldn't be held to the same standard as the fans. Their job is to create a home court advantage and cheer on their team. I like the fine, just because I agree that a GM should be above this.
May 6, 2010 3:37pm
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mallymal614

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May 6, 2010 5:46 PM
Did Roger Goodell take over the NBA?
May 6, 2010 5:46pm
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May 6, 2010 6:12 PM
sportswizuhrd wrote:
osu45804 wrote: http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=5167992

What a joke! They said he was creating a unauthorized distraction... Seriously? So you allow those dumb thunder sticks?
Pretty sure players on the bench cant yell at someone to distract them while shooting a corner three.
Watch tonight's NBA game, you will see this happen more than once.
May 6, 2010 6:12pm
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May 6, 2010 6:52 PM
was is it a douche bag move? yeah. should he have been fined? nope.
May 6, 2010 6:52pm
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May 7, 2010 12:42 AM
mallymal614 wrote: Did Roger Goodell take over the NBA?
No.

Because if he did, each individual technical foul would be a 3-10 game suspension.
May 7, 2010 12:42am
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May 7, 2010 12:53 AM
Heretic wrote:
mallymal614 wrote: Did Roger Goodell take over the NBA?
No.

Because if he did, each individual technical foul would be a 3-10 game suspension.
And a 25k fine.
May 7, 2010 12:53am
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May 7, 2010 1:45 AM
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May 7, 2010 9:02 AM
^^^Hahaha.

I'm old school. I rue the death of sportsmanship. The fact that a GM would engage in this kind of stuff, and that some apparently actually think there is nothing wrong shows how out of touch I am:( Why do we bother to emphasize to our kids?...or maybe we don't even do that anymore.
May 7, 2010 9:02am
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May 7, 2010 9:25 AM
I used to have a lot of respect for Ainge both as a player back in the day, and as a front office. Amazing how one little bush league stunt like this can change things. Now he just like every other immature jack off.
May 7, 2010 9:25am
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May 7, 2010 10:56 AM
LTrain23 wrote:
lol
May 7, 2010 10:56am