PBL Hands Down Suspensions and Fines for Game One Altercation
Published on April 23, 2010 under Premier Basketball League (PBL) News Release
After reviewing the actions of all parties following Thursday night's 110-106 overtime victory by the Rochester RazorSharks over the Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry in Game 1 of the 2010 Premier Basketball League finals, the League Office has made the following determinations regarding fines and suspensions.
Because of the actions at the end of the game, the PBL has issued the following fines and suspensions.
Lawton-Fort Sill head coach Micheal Ray Richardson has been fined an undisclosed amount for both abusive and vulgar language used during a PBL game, and not leaving the court in a timely manner after receiving his second technical foul.
The Rochester RazorSharks organization has been fined an undisclosed amount for not providing adequate security at the end of the game.
Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry player Oliver Miller has been suspended for the remainder of the PBL Playoffs due to his actions. These actions are completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated in the Premier Basketball League.
Several other members of the Cavalry team have been fined an undisclosed amount for leaving the bench and entering the stands.
Both teams and their organizations have been placed on notice that any further actions in the PBL finals series by either squad that are detrimental to the sport of basketball, or the standards of the Premier Basketball League, will result in increased fines, along with possible suspensions and possible forfeiture.
"The events at the conclusion of the playoff game marred what was shaping up to be a classic playoff series," said Thomas E. Doyle, Jr., Commissioner of the Premier Basketball League. "We will not tolerate any actions in which our players, our coaches, or our fans, are placed in any harm or danger, under any circumstance. Because of his actions, Oliver Miller has been suspended indefinitely from the Cavalry. There is no excuse for his poor choice in judgment."
The series continues with Game 2 of the finals, which will take place Sunday, April 25 at the Great Plains Coliseum in Lawton, Oklahoma.
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