CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS - NBA STYLE

Good news is we can talk about Greg Oden and Kevin Durant and not get fined. That’s because we don’t work for or own an NBA team. Over the weekend, the David Stern Basketball Association slapped a $30,000 fine on the Celtics because Danny Ainge sat next to Kevin Durant’s mother during an Big 12 tourney game, and a $15,000 fine on Bobcat’s part-owner Michael Jordan for making comments without mentioning either players name. Huh?

Maybe there is a rule that says anybody representing an NBA team can’t say anything publicly about any kid in college, but it’s a dumb rule. We wouldn’t pay either fine. Feel free to litigate...It’s not like Ainge or Jordan can recruit either Durant or Oden. There is gonna be a lottery, somebody is gonna get the first and second pick and those two are gonna get drafted. Done. End of story.

On the other hand, maybe the NFL needs some new rules:
1) NFL players are prohibited from going to Las Vegas and throwing $80,000 at exotic dancers in a gentleman’s club and then asking for the money back. (PacMan Jones Reverse Make It Rain Rule).
2) NFL players are prohibited from going to Las Vegas after signing a $20 million contract and getting into a fist fight with a Cincinnati Bengal. (Joey Porter: Yo! The Bengals Are No Longer Your Rival, You Now Play For The Dolphins, Stupid! Rule.)
3) The Cincinnati Bengals are under house arrest 24/7. (Common Sense Rule #1.)

Problem solved.