good.
Bruce Bowen fined $10,000 for kicking Allen
LinkMarch 28, 2006
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- San Antonio Spurs forward Bruce Bowen was fined $10,000 by the NBA for kicking Seattle's Ray Allen in the back during a 106-102 loss to the SuperSonics on Sunday night.
The fine was announced Tuesday by Stu Jackson, the NBA's senior vice president of basketball operations.
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"It is what it is. I was wrong for what I did," Bowen said before the Spurs played the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. "The league has a decision on that. I have to deal with the consequences of my actions, and I do. I accept the consequences that come."
Bowen kicked Allen in the back while the two were laying on the floor. Bowen was called for a technical, while Allen had to be restrained by Seattle's Robert Swift and San Antonio's Nazr Mohammed.
"It's just dirty basketball. It's plain, outright, dirty basketball," Allen said following the game. "You guys have chronicled our battles over the last couple of years and I don't mind the competition, someone going at me on both ends of the floor. ... But when guys start throwing elbows and kick you when you're down, that's dirty basketball and I don't respect guys like that."
Afterward, Bowen was apologetic, admitting it was a mistake.
"I did what I did and I'm sorry for that," he said.
This has happened way to many times with Bowen. If I'm Seattle, I put in Danny Fortson and simply tell him to do what he's got to do.
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The only thing Bowen is sorry for, is getting caught
Good. That's pretty steep. Hope he gets the message. ( :laugh: )
Frankly, I do not think ten grand is enough. Big deal, it just adds to the image that he has created for himself over the years. Would he be getting by with this crap if he wasn't a Spur?
I still haven't seen the clip but my response is "Good". I hate that dirty *** *****.
Great, 1st step to shoving that "dirty plays are nonsense" stuff down his throat.
Bruce Bowen wouldn't be in the league if it weren't for his defense, and his defense is centered around getting in a players jersey, making them uncomfortable, contesting shots and getting in their head. He does that pretty well. He has great timing, judgement and anticipation, better than any defender in the league really. Sometimes he goes too far, but 10 grand is nothing when you consider that he is making millions almost solely for playing the way he does. If he stopped playing in your face defense, he would be out of a job. He knows this better than anyone, so taking the fine in stride is not a surprising reaction from him.
the only way to stop bowen's dirty play is to get him of the court
If ray allen or the sonics in general wants bowen to stop it, they should beg for Fortson to come in the game and end bowens career
otherwise the same crap will keep going on with bowen, end his existance or deal with it
If ray allen or the sonics in general wants bowen to stop it, they should beg for Fortson to come in the game and end bowens career
otherwise the same crap will keep going on with bowen, end his existance or deal with it
better yet, allen should personally undercut bowen on any jumpshot he tries
just stick his legs right above bowen before he lands and cause an injury to him like bowen often does to others
just stick his legs right above bowen before he lands and cause an injury to him like bowen often does to others
He takes it overboard sometimes...
I call that Defensive Intensity right there.... He just wants to prove that he can lock that every other player that wants to challenge him, but sometimes, he just can't control his Bruce Lee antics
Sit on him?urwhatueati8god said:Link
This has happened way to many times with Bowen. If I'm Seattle, I put in Danny Fortson and simply tell him to do what he's got to do.
10.000$? thats pocket change for these guys... but better than nothing
He's good, damned good, but he isn't better than RonRon.He has great timing, judgement and anticipation, better than any defender in the league really.
Anybody got a video of him doin that?
$10, 000 hahaahahah Bowen makes that amount of money in 1 day. Fine him $ 100 0000 and he will stop-
Mavs Maniac said:The only thing Bowen is sorry for, is getting caught
The sad thing is that you are right. If nothing happened to Bowen, he'd laugh his *** off and probably do it again to Ray the next time they play.
Cal State Fullerton REPRESENT!
Word.
Word.
Bowen should be banned for playing dirty dirty "defense." In fact, ban all defenders that don't sell jerseys (I'm looking your way Raja Bell) Defense is cheating, how else is Vince Carter supposed to play well??
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