Originally Posted by justanotherspursfan
I think the problem is that the league is scared shitless of things like the Pacers-Pistons brawl -- as far as they're concerned, it makes the league look like a bunch of gangstas and reduces the white audience for NBA basketball. Stern likes the "don't ever go on the court if there's an altercation" rule because he thinks it will help keep people on the bench in case of a real altercation.
Obviously, applying rules designed for that kind of situation to a minor conflict between two veteran playoff teams with little risk of starting a brawl looks absurd. But I think that's why the league has made no moves to change things. Since only the league can do anything about it, all a team can really do at this point is educate your players about it and try to make sure that if someone gets nailed again, it's not your guys.