reading comprehension… I’m not a strong believer in half the rules the NBA imposes, but they’re still rules and 99% of the league has to abide by them otherwise it’s anarchy and the players run the league.

In another post a guy says “LeBron can do what he wants, it’s a free country” so I prattle off and tell him that since it’s a free country why don’t you go outside and call black people the n word or hell, you can rob a liquor store because it’s a free country. I was told that the comparison is ridiculous while I wasn’t comparing what LeBron did and calling people the n word. I was simply saying to go and do those things because it’s a free country.

Here again… I didn’t say it was a good rule, but it’s a rule. You can rob a liquor store anytime you want, no one is stopping you. When you get caught by the police though, you pay the penalty that fits the crime. Is what LeBron did a crime? No. Is the rule stupid? Yes. Is it a rule? Yes.

Pay the fine and move on. Many others before him have skipped post game press conferences, many others have paid fines.

I suppose you think Amare Stoudemire shouldn’t have been suspended for leaving the bench against the Spurs in 2007 too right? If Stoudemire isn’t suspended, what precedence does that set? If Stoudemire is not suspended then whenever you suspend someone else for the same thing, they’ll appeal and the player’s association gets involved.

Rasheed Wallace has paid several fines for skipping post game pressers. If LeBron doesn’t have to pay for the 1 he skipped, it’s a problem. I don’t care if Wallace has not made any money for league and LeBron makes the league millions, it’s still a problem.