James and Wade don't understand Ibaka's punishment

 

 

 

You can't blame LeBron James and Dwyane walk for being confused. by and by all, the NBA has come protrude with different punishment for the same crime.

On Dec. 26, walk delivered a leg kick to the midsection of Charlotte Bobcats guard Ramon Sessions and authorized a one-game suspension without pay – about $156,000 missing from Wade's paycheck.

Oklahoma city center Serge Ibaka gave a chop aimed at Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake griffon on Sunday and that aggressive chop landed in Griffin's midsection.

WATCH: Serge Ibaka hits Blake Griffin below waist

On Tuesday, the NBA exquisited Ibaka $25,000 but did not suspend him.

James and Wade wondered wherefore on Twitter, believing all groin altercations should be treated equally.

 

 

Here is the firmness: Video is watched and interviews are conducted by the NBA's basketball operations staffers, and it comes down to this after the investigation: intent.

Was it intentional or accidental? The union concluded Wade's offense was more intentional than accidental and situated Ibaka's offense was more accidental than intentional. Agree or disagree, that's how the NBA came to its ruling. Wade's agent, hydrogen Thomas, said in late December that the National hoops Players Association planned to appeal Wade's suspension and have the fine reduced or eliminated.

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The NBA determined Ibaka was merely tasteing to get Griffin's arm off of him albeit extremely physically. That's why the league upgraded his offense to a flagrant foul devil from a flagrant foul one.

On Tuesday, Ibaka apologized and told reporters, "The game was physical. I wouldn't try to transgress someone. I'm not that kind of guy. I like to lam hard. Just for all the fans that feel like I time-tested to hurt him, I just want to apologize to the fans … "I was not watching him, I was watching the basket. If you want to hurt someone, you'd be watching him and do it."

 

 

Materials taken from USA Today