No worries

So as a Knicks fan, i know about the leaving the bench thing. Kind of. That debacle happened in 1997 when I was in Edinburgh, so I didn't actually see it. Anyway, a Baylor U. blogger (likely Spurs fan) has a good recap of the Suns defense:

"If the league decides to apply the letter of the law to the Stoudamire incident, then they would almost be forced to do the same regarding a little noticed play earlier in the game which has since been pointed out by Steve Kerr on Yahoo! Sports:
"In a play that went entirely unnoticed until well after the game was over, both Duncan and Bowen actually left San Antonio's bench early in the second quarter after Francisco Elson and James Jones were entangled. Replays clearly show Duncan walking several steps onto the court as Elson and Jones appeared to be ready to get into it. Bowen then followed Duncan onto the floor, grabbed him and led him back to the bench. If the league does indeed follow the letter of the law, both Spurs players would also be suspended for Game 5."

And Duncan and Bowen made it further onto the court than Diaw or Stoudamire. The Spurs might have a better "altercation" argument, but they have a much worse "immediate vicinity" argument. Intent doesn't matter, right?

So, I would have to think not much to worry about. I'm not familiar enough with suspension history to know how strictly "vicinity" of the bench is applied. I do know that key word was added after the PJ Brown became PJ F. Brown.

And has it ever been noted that Steve Nash is a talented Teen Wolf? Except for the dunking of course...