NBA fines Garnett $25k for being private.

[snowball]

just reported on Felger & Mazz
NBA Fines KG $25k for not making himself
available to media after Game 7.

Can you believe this ? No wonder these guys
sometimes seem like they don't want to be there.
Do we live in a free country ?

[Fafnir]

He was fined for not living up the to media availability that the NBA requires of its players. PR is part of the job of being a professional basketball player.

KG knew he'd be fined when he did it I'm sure, and is paid more than enough to drop the money if he'd rather not deal with the media.

[indeedproceed]

He was fined for not living up the to media availability that the NBA requires of its players. PR is part of the job of being a professional basketball player.

KG knew he'd be fined when he did it I'm sure, and is paid more than enough to drop the moeny if he'd rather not deal with the media.

Yup, its a contractual obligation. That's why you have awesome interviews like this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yXiWZyJL90

[Smitty77]

Snowball,

Where is the transcript or video of Stern asking Rome is he still beats his wife??

Thanks,

Smitty77

[indeedproceed]

Snowball,

Where is the transcript or video of Stern asking Rome is he still beats his wife??

Thanks,

Smitty77

Huh?

[CantBeRight]

Snowball,

Where is the transcript or video of Stern asking Rome is he still beats his wife??

Thanks,

Smitty77

here ya go 

http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/13/jim-rome-asked-david-stern-about-the-nba-lottery-being-fixed-and-stern-responded-have-you-stopped-beating-your-wife/

[kozlodoev]

Spin much?

[Finkelskyhook]

Spin much?

So are the messiah and wade contractually obligated to look like blithering fools wearing Best in Show glasses in their press conference?

[Atzar]

here ya go 

http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/13/jim-rome-asked-david-stern-about-the-nba-lottery-being-fixed-and-stern-responded-have-you-stopped-beating-your-wife/

I'm not the biggest fan of David Stern, but it was pretty awesome to hear him grill Jim Rome like that.  TP for the share.