Allen fined $5,000 by NBA

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Originally Posted by Typical London Boy

So deliberately cheat and it's a $5,000 fine, but rest players and field a team playing totally fair and honest and it's a $250,000 fine? Right, that makes sense.

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It's all about basketball revenue for $tern.

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Originally Posted by quentin_compson

Okay, then I misunderstood you on that point.

However, we still disagree about this:

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No prob man. :)

I still don't think it was dangerous though, because Allen still had more than enough control over his body to not fall like that. Manu was just trying to stop the shot from happening (a foul, but a legit basketball play), not trying to hurt the guy. There was no intent or followthrough. He just grabbed his forearm but Allen was so concerned with getting the shot up that he held onto the ball until he was already tipping over.

If Manu had grabbed his neck, chest, or waist and pulled him over, I would agree that it was dangerous. . .but his forearm? Allen has to create all the counterforce himself in order for Manu to actually pull him over that way.