Thompson sinuspindi

OAKLAND, California — Nakaligtas si Cleveland big man Tristan Thompson sa multa ngunit hindi sa suspensyon.

Pinatawan ng NBA si Thompson ng mul-tang $25,000 dahil sa pakikipag-away kay Draymond Green ng Golden State Warriors sa 114-124 overtime loss ng Cavaliers sa Game One ng NBA Finals noong Huwebes.

Tinawagan si Thomp-son ng flagrant foul 2 laban kay Shaun Livingston at tuluyan nang napatalsik sa laro nang idutdot nito ang bola sa mukha ni Green bago umalis ng court.

Kagaya ni Thompson, nakaligtas din sa suspensyon si Cleveland forward Kevin Love.

Umalis si Love ng bench para makipagtalo sa flagrant call at nasa loob ng court nang magsimula ang kaguluhan.

“I just think, especially when a game has been as hard-fought as that one, you don’t like to see emotions spilling over at the end,” sabi ni NBA Commissioner Adam Silver bago ihayag ni executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe ang penalties.

“You don’t like to see the chippiness. It didn’t from my standpoint necessarily get out of hand in that game, but I’ve been around this game long enough to know that even guys with best intentions, when provoked, they can easily cross a line that you don’t want them to cross,” dagdag pa nito.