Posted By Phil Reggio On 20th December 2006 @ 00:07 In Phil Reggio, Philadelphia 76ers, Main Page | No Comments
Just a few days ago, the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets decided to engage in a bench-clearing brawl that saw Carmelo Anthony sucker punch an opposing player. Melo’s 15 game suspension (worth around $600,000) is now being scrutinized by Steve Francis, the often-injured, over-paid, falling star of the New York Knicks.
“In other sports, there are incidents that are way worse than basketball,” said Francis who referenced the abundance of media coverage from Saturday night’s fracas. “So many worse things happen every game or four or five times a year, but because there are more black players in the NBA, it’s under the microscope more than baseball or hockey.”
Might color play a role in the suspension of NBA players? Is Steve Francis suggesting that racism exists in the Association?
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