Robert Horry blasted Steve Nash with one of the most blatant cheap shots I’ve seen in the NBA in a long time and the Phoenix Suns paid the price.
In the closing seconds of the Suns’ victory Monday night, Horry shoved Nash into the scorer’s table with an unnecessarilly hard foul. Amare Stoudamire and Boris Diaw, seated only a few feet away on the Phoenix bench, did the natural thing and leapt to their feet to help their teammate.
Tuesday the NBA suspended Horry for two games and Stoudmire and Diaw for one. I can understand the league rule calling for an automatic one-game suspension for anyone who leaves the bench during an altercation, but a little common sense could have been used here.
The Suns lose two of their top players for a game while all San Antonio must do is replace a seldom used reserve.