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12-19-2005, 11:22 PM
Jazz players disciplined for lying after fight
December 19, 2005
Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams sits on the bench with teammate Robert Whaley behind him in second quarter of the Detroit Pistons game Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, in Salt Lake City. The two rookies have been cited for giving fake names to police officers investigating a Park City, Utah, bar brawl for which they otherwise would not have faced any charges, police said. Whaley told reporters Monday that he cut his hand, now bandaged, taking a sharp kitchen knife away from his 2-year-old son. The police said Whaley is believed to have been cut by broken glass or a bottle during the bar fight.
AP - Dec 14, 10:22 pm EST
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah Jazz rookies Deron Williams and Robert Whaley were fined by the team and Whaley suspended for one game after being cited for lying to police after a bar fight.
Whaley will serve the suspension when he has recovered from a cut that needed six stitches on his right hand he received during the fight. Whaley initially told the team he cut his hand in an accident when his 2-year-old son took a sharp knife from the kitchen.
Whaley apologized last week, admitting he had made up the toddler story because he didn't want to get in trouble. Whaley received the additional punishment for lying to team officials, who were skeptical of the story from the start.
The amount of the fines was not released Monday.
Neither player was charged in the fight early on Dec. 11, but police said both gave false names at the scene -- apparently not wanting their identities to leak.
After "Bobby Williams" and "Torry Ellis," as Whaley and Williams claimed to be, were released, an officer identified the players by checking the Jazz web site.
The officer knew where to look because the altercation started after some Denver Nuggets fans recognized Williams -- the No. 3 overall pick in the draft -- and Whaley, who's 6-foot-10, 260 pounds.
Whaley and Williams were cited Wednesday with one count each of providing false information to a peace officer, a misdemeanor that carries a penalty of up to 90 days in jail and a fine of up to $750.
December 19, 2005
Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams sits on the bench with teammate Robert Whaley behind him in second quarter of the Detroit Pistons game Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, in Salt Lake City. The two rookies have been cited for giving fake names to police officers investigating a Park City, Utah, bar brawl for which they otherwise would not have faced any charges, police said. Whaley told reporters Monday that he cut his hand, now bandaged, taking a sharp kitchen knife away from his 2-year-old son. The police said Whaley is believed to have been cut by broken glass or a bottle during the bar fight.
AP - Dec 14, 10:22 pm EST
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah Jazz rookies Deron Williams and Robert Whaley were fined by the team and Whaley suspended for one game after being cited for lying to police after a bar fight.
Whaley will serve the suspension when he has recovered from a cut that needed six stitches on his right hand he received during the fight. Whaley initially told the team he cut his hand in an accident when his 2-year-old son took a sharp knife from the kitchen.
Whaley apologized last week, admitting he had made up the toddler story because he didn't want to get in trouble. Whaley received the additional punishment for lying to team officials, who were skeptical of the story from the start.
The amount of the fines was not released Monday.
Neither player was charged in the fight early on Dec. 11, but police said both gave false names at the scene -- apparently not wanting their identities to leak.
After "Bobby Williams" and "Torry Ellis," as Whaley and Williams claimed to be, were released, an officer identified the players by checking the Jazz web site.
The officer knew where to look because the altercation started after some Denver Nuggets fans recognized Williams -- the No. 3 overall pick in the draft -- and Whaley, who's 6-foot-10, 260 pounds.
Whaley and Williams were cited Wednesday with one count each of providing false information to a peace officer, a misdemeanor that carries a penalty of up to 90 days in jail and a fine of up to $750.