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Jackson: NBA Will 'Hammer You'
Posted May 27, 2009 11:05 PM
 By BETH HARRIS
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LOS ANGELES (May 27) - Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson was unrepentant about being fined $25,000 by the NBA for his criticism of the referees in the Western Conference finals.

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"I didn't think very good of it at all," he said on Wednesday. "I thought I was very conciliatory, tried to soft-pedal my comments, but that's the league for you. They'll come back and hammer you."
The Lakers organization was also fined $25,000 on Tuesday, the day after the team's 120-101 loss in Denver that evened the series at 2-2.
"If it was a $10 fine it would still bother me," Jackson said. "Parking tickets still bother me."
Jackson was angry with the free throw discrepancy - Denver's 49 attempts were 14 more than the Lakers - and accused the Nuggets' Dahntay Jones of being unsportsmanlike for tripping Kobe Bryant.
Jones wasn't called for a foul when the trip happened late in the third quarter, but on Tuesday, the NBA assessed Denver's defensive specialist a flagrant-1 foul. Jones has three flagrant-foul points in the playoffs; one more and he's suspended for a game.
"We kind of laugh a little bit about how in a six-week period of time we've become the bad boys of the NBA," Denver coach George Karl said. "They weren't saying that in February. We don't play the game to intimidate. We are aggressive, but I don't think, what was Phil's term, we are unsportsmanlike."

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Rgolfforever
12:01AM May 29 2009 
You have to be a Fool or blind to see the reffs are out of control in this playoff. Calls missed and calls ingorced bu Technicals this is the uglyest playoffs i have ever seen. Jackson is 100% correct.
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Inspector FB
11:19PM May 28 2009 
The Lakers are big cry babies. Always have been. Almost as bad as the Spurs. The fine is easy as long as they get the ref's to back off. Phil doesn't pay the fine.
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Inspector FB
11:19PM May 28 2009 
The Lakers are big cry babies. Always have been. Almost as bad as the Spurs. The fine is easy as long as they get the ref's to back off. Phil doesn't pay the fine.
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Onthebeach2008
6:40PM May 28 2009 
every body knows why hes talking bad about the refs, he want them to call in the other way, hes playing a head game with the refs!!!
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WOODNNICHOLSLA
1:35PM May 28 2009 
JACKSON THE BIGGEST AHOLE IN THE LEAGUE. HEY PHILLIS JUST SIT ON THE BENCH AND WHISTLE,DON'T GET UP YOU MIGHT STRAIN SOMETHING IDIOT, OH BY THE WAY THE RAPIST IS GUILTY AND SHOULD BE LOCKED UP WITH OJ AND VICK ....DICK
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Leoooo
12:28PM May 28 2009 
Its a shame the way the game has disintegrated into nothing more than a different type of rugby, I can barely stand to watch it anymore.
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Tbabyq0731
12:21PM May 28 2009 
Lets these guys play some good basketball and stop calling these nonsense fouls.....
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DanceChess
12:16PM May 28 2009 
Phil is a great coach. Kobe is a smart dubiosly dirty player - many incidents hurting the good players of other teams, ex. Yao Ming was elbowed down the knee when Kobe was driving and the video will clearly show the intention of Kobe; Ron Artest was intentionally elbowed. There are many more instances. Why does the NBA tolerate all the BAD DIRTY tricks and intentions of KOBE??? While this Kobe may be one of the recognizable players, the media, the fans of basketball, and the NBA itself may be better call KOBE's demeanors. Again, KOBE is a very dirty smart player. God Bless Basketball.
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DRIEPRO
12:12PM May 28 2009 
shut up already
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RScott3172
10:42AM May 28 2009 
yea the 25.000 was spend well the refs gave the 5th game to the lakers every one of the ref should be fined for that they did no work id fire at least two of them
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