Fines levied for in-game tweets

[duncan228]

Fines levied for in-game tweets (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4698808)

The NBA fined Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire and Charlotte Bobcats forward Tyson Chandler $7,500 each Sunday for posting to their Twitter accounts during games in violation of league rules.

Stoudemire's Twitter feed was updated during the Suns' 126-111 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, and Chandler tweeted a message the same night while the Bobcats were on their way to a 116-81 win over Toronto.

The league also fined Celtics forward Rasheed Wallace $30,000 for publicly criticizing officials following Boston's 116-103 victory over Toronto on Friday night.

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The 'Sheed story is here:

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3877527&postcount=30

[Bukefal]

:lol

[Allanon]

Dang, and I thought $500 for a technical was alot.

[jacobdrj]

After the Tim Donaghy situation, Rasheed Wallace is beyond reproach in regards to criticizing officials.

Shame on you David Stern.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Lucky twitter wasn't around when Antoine Walker was in the league, or else he would have filed for bankruptcy during his career

[duhoh]

i read that chandler's tweet was automated. fined for that? that would be ghey

[Xylus]

Amare's tweet was made by a friend of his who was helping to run a trivia contest via his Twitter. It was proven to be made from a computer, not from a phone, so Amare's planning to appeal the fine.

I know, big news, right?

[ElNono]

Lucky twitter wasn't around when Antoine Walker was in the league, or else he would have filed for bankruptcy during his career

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