Season's Largest NBA Fine: 8-Game Suspension and $700,000 Loss
At 1:49 AM on December 29, 2024, the basketball teaching forum reported that in the early hours of December 29th, Beijing time, the NBA handed down its largest fine to date for the season: Mavericks player Marshall was suspended without pay for four games, and PJ-Washington was suspended without pay for one game. Suns player Nurkic was suspended without pay for three games. As a result, Marshall lost 236,000,Nurkic375,000, and Washington $89,000.
The trio was banned for a total of eight games, losing 700,000.TheSunsbecamethebiggestwinnersbecauseNurkicwassuspendedforthreegames,savingtheSuns1.1 million in luxury tax expenses. Yesterday, the Suns lost 89-98 at home to the Mavericks, and Nurkic and Marshall got into a conflict, with Nurkic slapping and Marshall immediately throwing a punch.
The cause was Nurkic swinging his elbow and hitting Gafford, resulting in an offensive foul call. Marshall cursed at Nurkic, who then rushed up and hit him, while Washington directly pushed Nurkic down! Despite Nurkic slapping first, why did Marshall receive more suspensions? The NBA explained that Marshall wanted to further escalate the conflict in the player's tunnel.
In slow motion, it can be seen that Marshall's face took a solid slap. Although Marshall's retaliatory punch was fast, it only grazed Nurkic's ear and cheek before being pushed away. Marshall grew angrier and wanted to fight Nurkic again on the way back to the locker room, but fortunately, he was held back and no fight broke out.
Kyrie Irving announced that he would pay for his teammates, saying, "Marshall was hit, and later he was just protecting himself and retaliating. Even if we weren't NBA players, we would still retaliate when encountering such situations on the street. Now, someone really punches in the NBA, which might increase our viewership. I'll pay their fines!"
After the game, Marshall changed the background image on his social media to a screenshot of himself boxing Nurkic. His picture was blurry from the video. Some fans, not minding the trouble, sent Marshall several high-definition pictures in the comment section. The master checked, and the Suns and Mavericks will not meet again in this season's regular season.
Finally, welcome to discuss: Do you think this punishment is reasonable?