Knicks’ Harrington fined for criticizing officials

Steve Javie is biased against the NYK each and every time. He should have been fired long time ago but David Sperm does not have the cahonas. MSG crowd is the softest in NBA. The only thing they know is to boo but even that they do not know how. Instead of booing bad calls and the opponent, they boo their own team.

That is ridiculos. He should be able to criticize those idiots. Where is the fredom of speech? Just because they dont like the comments.
I used to watch NBA a lot but I have noticed how in recent years the refs favor superstars with stupid calls, that basically pushed me away from that stupid league. The refs are awefull. they need more training. Fnkc the NBA

@ JonathanS....ultimately, since the NBA has to approve all player contracts, they are his "employer"..the contract he signed with the Knicks makes him subject to the CBA, and therefore subject to the rules covering criticizing the officials/league...

lol the NBA is in a no win situation. The fans and players are starting to call out the officials on bad calls. So the league fines players pretty heavily (in comparison to similar situations in other pro sports), which only confirms the league has a problem with officials controlling the games. Officiating in any sport is not an easy task, but I'm sorry, I have no sympathy for NBA refs. They made this bed, they have to sleep in it.

can somebody fire david stern's retarded ass already. i mean whats next he is gonna fine someone for saying hi to him.

What happened to the 1st Amendment? I could possibly understand his employer, the Knicks, having a right to fine him, but this is an absolute abuse of power and should I consider unconstitutional.

He lost the game for the Knicks, what do you expect? Not defending the refs, btw. He DID commit the foul, unfortunately.

What is $25,000 penalty if the comments were meant to check the ridiculous calls of the referees that eventually decided the outcome of the game?

Until now, the controversy of Tim D's confession that league games are sometimes rigged to favor a team – to benefit the league - still lingers in the minds not only of players but also the front offices of NBA teams as well.

Usually, players don't react that much or comments against the officiating if the calls were just, rational and fair. Al Harrington is not a cry baby, but he must have noticed something that was worth-commenting. At this early, it was a good move too so that league officials must be aware and be swift of necessary corrections, if there are.

The thing here is not Al Harrington, or the penalty or the Knicks team in particular - but the integrity of the league in general - as to how clean the officiating is, in terms of a team winning and losing a game, and in the end, who comes out as the playoff-bound team, the number 1 seed and the eventual champion.

If incident like this happens oftentimes, it may somehow drive fans away from being curious and supportive of the game of basketball. Anyway, MLB, NHL or NFL leagues, among others, are still there for the fans to enjoy.

The games are still into its infancy stage, and we haven't heard much yet of Rasheed Wallace, Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson’s outbursts and tempers at the sight of non-calls or favored calls.

It is my wish that somehow, any team that wins the crown this season truly deserves the title, not because it has the most marketable figure in the league or has the solid fan base that blogs expletive comments just to support and depend the team or the player - but mainly because it deserves to win it all from pure talent, muscle and hustle without the ‘manipulation’ that ex-NBA ref TD claimed and is now serving his term in the four corners of the jail.

How many players got fined for criticizing Tim Donaghy? They should be refunded.

so what were the comments?

so the officials are above the rest?
in any case, a ridiculous amount of money for something the officials sometimes deserve.