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    Dear Lee:
    Thank you for contacting the National Basketball Association with your concerns about the recent fining of the San Antonio Spurs organization.
    In making a decision to send four players home prior to their only regular-season game in Miami without notifying their opponent, the media, or the league, the Spurs violated a league policy against making players unavailable in a manner contrary to the best interests of the NBA. For the totality of these cir stances, the NBA fined the Spurs $250,000.
    The league views the Spurs’ actions as more than simply a coach’s decision. The choice to make four players unavailable was vetted at the highest levels of the Spurs organization, including the general manager, team president, and chairman. Further, league rules dictate that teams notify the league office and the opposing team of any player who will miss a game due to injury or illness, and no one at the Spurs organization did so.
    Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.
    Sincerely,
    Chase
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    bukkake the troll now

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    Yep, they personally crafted that reply just for you.


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    you mean its not a form letter????


    jackass....


    obviously it isnt personalized. i'm just shocked that they actually replied. i figured it would be totally ignored.

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    Dear Lee:
    Thank you for contacting the National Basketball Association with your concerns about the recent fining of the San Antonio Spurs organization.
    In making a decision to send four players home prior to their only regular-season game in Miami without notifying their opponent, the media, or the league, the Spurs violated a league policy against making players unavailable in a manner contrary to the best interests of the NBA. For the totality of these cir stances, the NBA fined the Spurs $250,000.
    The league views the Spurs’ actions as more than simply a coach’s decision. The choice to make four players unavailable was vetted at the highest levels of the Spurs organization, including the general manager, team president, and chairman. Further, league rules dictate that teams notify the league office and the opposing team of any player who will miss a game due to injury or illness, and no one at the Spurs organization did so.
    Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.
    Sincerely,
    Chase
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    Interesting, it was a protest by the way the WCF's got called.

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    What they said:

    Dear Lee:
    Thank you for contacting the National Basketball Association with your concerns about the recent fining of the San Antonio Spurs organization.
    In making a decision to send four players home prior to their only regular-season game in Miami without notifying their opponent, the media, or the league, the Spurs violated a league policy against making players unavailable in a manner contrary to the best interests of the NBA. For the totality of these cir stances, the NBA fined the Spurs $250,000.The league views the Spurs actions as more than simply a coach's decision. The choice to make four players unavailable was vetted at the highest levels of the Spurs organization, including the general manager, team president, and chairman. Further, league rules dictate that teams notify the league office and the opposing team of any player who will miss a game due to injury or illness, and no one at the Spurs organization did so.Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.
    What really happened:

    Dear Lee:
    Thank you for contacting the National Basketball Association with your concerns about the recent fining of the San Antonio Spurs organization.
    In making a decision to send four players home prior to their only regular-season game in Miami without notifying their opponent, the media, or the league, the Spurs provoked a temper tantrum by the Commissioner resulting in him soiling his Depends and issuing a public threat of retribution against the Spurs. Once the tantrum subsided, he was informed that the Spurs had not actually violated any league rules and there were no grounds for substantial sanctions. We were able to appease him by allowing him to exercise his general power as Commissioner to fine member franchises for vague actions that don't serve the best interests of the NBA. For the totality of these cir stances, the NBA fined the Spurs $250,000. The league views the Spurs actions as something that has been done numerous times in the past and will continue to occur in the future. The choice to make four players unavailable was vetted at the highest levels of the Spurs organization, including the general manager, team president, and chairman and wouldn't have been noticed except for the fact that it was for a nationally televised game against Team LeBron. Further, while no actual rule was broken, we at league office would really appreciate prior notification when a member franchise plans to stick a red hot poker in the eye of the Commissioner, and no one at the Spurs organization did so.Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.

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    Dear Lee:
    Thank you for contacting the National Basketball Association with your concerns about the recent fining of the San Antonio Spurs organization.
    In making a decision to send four players home prior to their only regular-season game in Miami without notifying their opponent, the media, or the league, the Spurs violated a league policy against making players unavailable in a manner contrary to the best interests of the NBA. For the totality of these cir stances, the NBA fined the Spurs $250,000.
    The league views the Spurs’ actions as more than simply a coach’s decision. The choice to make four players unavailable was vetted at the highest levels of the Spurs organization, including the general manager, team president, and chairman. Further, league rules dictate that teams notify the league office and the opposing team of any player who will miss a game due to injury or illness, and no one at the Spurs organization did so.
    Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.
    Sincerely,
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    They were not sick or injured, so i don't know how that comes into play...

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    What really happened:

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    @ mel_13

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    What they said:



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    you mean its not a form letter????


    jackass....


    obviously it isnt personalized. i'm just shocked that they actually replied. i figured it would be totally ignored.
    all it proves is lots of ppl complained

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    Mel_13 with the goods.

    I got the same email btw. I fired one off afterwards, I think i've fired one after the Gm 6 debacle. Probably a few more. Maybe it's stupid of me to do it but I think it's good to let them know that people are keeping tabs on Stern's bull . I imagine the smartest thing would be to call the league office.

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    I love the fine. I think it motivated our guys to play better than they ever would have without it. They have a chip on their shoulder, and hopefully they'll use that chip to get another 'ship.

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    I love the fine. I think it motivated our guys to play better than they ever would have without it. They have a chip on their shoulder, and hopefully they'll use that chip to get another 'ship.

    No way the league allows that to happen, tbh..

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    Bravo!

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    No way the league allows that to happen, tbh..
    Spurs might not give them a choice this year unless they make it incredibly obvious.

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    They just replied to me too:

    Dear Luck_The_Fakers:
    Thank you for contacting the National Basketball Association with your concerns about the recent fining of the San Antonio Spurs organization.
    In making a decision to send four players home prior to their only regular-season game in Miami without notifying their opponent, the media, or the league, the Spurs violated a league policy against making players unavailable in a manner contrary to the best interests of the NBA. For the totality of these cir stances, the NBA fined the Spurs $250,000.
    The league views the Spurs’ actions as more than simply a coach’s decision. The choice to make four players unavailable was vetted at the highest levels of the Spurs organization, including the general manager, team president, and chairman. Further, league rules dictate that teams notify the league office and the opposing team of any player who will miss a game due to injury or illness, and no one at the Spurs organization did so.
    Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.
    Sincerely,
    Frank
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    PS: you too

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