David Stern transcript: The commish answers questions about the suspensions
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THE GREAT SUSPENSION DEBATE
After Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw of Phoenix were suspended one game for leaving the bench following Robert Horry's knockdown of Steve Nash late in Suns-Spurs Game 4, a flurry of reaction ensued.
NEWS AND COMMENTARY
• NBA suspends Amare, Diaw for leaving bench
• Amare reacts to suspension, calls out Duncan
• Stern defends Stoudemire, Diaw suspensions
• Experts hit all angles of suspensions
• Simmons: Common sense vs. NBA rulebook
• Stein: How Suns might adjust in Game 5
• Daily Dime: The night of the collision
• Keown: Cheap reward for cheap shot
• Jemele Hill: Right call
TRUEHOOP
• TrueHoop: Nail self to bench
• TrueHoop: Everybody's venting
• TrueHoop: Any better deterrent beside nuclear?
INSIDER ![]()
• Hollinger: Spurs now the villain
• Broussard: Change the rule
• Sheridan: This ruling is ridiculous
• Jim O'Brien: Knowing Stu Jackson
PODCASTS

• Dan Patrick with David Stern ... Transcript
• Keith and Dan react to defiant Commish
• Mike Tirico: Amare, Boris messed up ![]()

• Greg Anthony: Bench rule is 'gospel' ![]()

• Jon Barry: Suns lost without 'em ![]()

• D'Antoni: NBA needs to review its policy
• Charles Barkley wants spirit of rules followed
• Jim O'Brien: Why suspending is wrong call
• Stu Jackson says ruling was "no brainer"
VIDEO
• Weight impact of suspensions
• Suns, Spurs sound off on suspensions
• Broussard's take on the enforced benching
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