Comments on: Raptors’ Amir Johnson gets off light, one game suspension

By: skids003

skids003 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:29:04 +0000

evilempire, he don’t need to have the ball when the ref is trying to bounce it to the free throw shooter. It wasn’t his turn, or have you still not grasped that concept.

By: borderline1988

borderline1988 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:47:11 +0000

Was an awkward, weird exchange. Amir apologized immediately. What else is there to do?

By: nagidac

nagidac — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:20:43 +0000

I was afraid they were going to make an example out of him and give him 5, I would have been happy with 2 or 3, just getting one does seems a little light, but not bad.

By: fanofevilempire

fanofevilempire — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:48:29 +0000

what did you want them to do, tie him to a lamp post and beat him with 2 x 4………

why did the ref have to deny him the ball, he is a ballplayer, so he has to have the ball to play.

hellooooooooooooooooooooooooo….. you need the ball to play the game!

By: jimmygrahamchrisivory

jimmygrahamchrisivory — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:35:01 +0000

A tiny mouthpiece that would barely get a reaction out of a small infant child? I know its the principle of him throwing something at a ref, but that’s making a mountain out of a molehill here and the league would come off as dictatorial if they give him a ridiculous 3-5 game suspension, especially since he apologized shortly after the game. A massive fine and a game suspension is more than enough.

By: skids003

skids003 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:21:24 +0000

No, he just threw something at him, that’s all. Should’ve gotten more.

By: jimmygrahamchrisivory

jimmygrahamchrisivory — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:00:51 +0000

It’s not like he punched or put his hands on the ref. Anything more than a game wouldve been ridiculous.