Celtics GM Danny Ainge Fined For "Towelgate"

• osu45804

  

  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?
• Hb31187

  

  Lol he shoudl be fined....that was a douchebag move
• wes_mantooth

  

  They had to fine him since they fine Cuban for similar actions, although, I don't see a problem with it.
• sportswizuhrd

  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.
• 2quik4u

  

  lol
• sportswizuhrd

  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!
• wes_mantooth

  

  ^^ok...what time?
• Fab4Runner

  

  Don't care.
• HitsRus

  

  Ainge said himself the actions were unprofessional.
• Pick6

  

  ^^exactly, there is no problem with the regular fan doing that stuff. But a general manager..come on..
• j_crazy

  

  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.
• RedRider1

  

  It's beneath the role of any team executive, let alone the GM, he's held to a higher standard.
• BCBulldog

  

  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.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  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.
• mallymal614

  Did Roger Goodell take over the NBA?
• wildcats20

  

  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.
• Glory Days

  

  was is it a douche bag move? yeah. should he have been fined? nope.
• Heretic

  

  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.
• hoops23

  

  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.
• hoops23

  

  
• HitsRus

  

  ^^^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.
• THE4RINGZ

  

  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.
• 2quik4u

  

  LTrain23 wrote:

  lol