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The verdict is in for Saturday night's hardwood rumble. The NBA suspended Denver's Carmelo Anthony 15 games for sucker-punching Mardy Collins. Nate Robinson was suspended 10 games for being a jerk (I'm not kidding) and escalating the fracas. Collins was suspended 6 games for his hard foul on J.R. Smith, who was suspended 10 games for trying to beat up Collins and the jerk. But Knicks coach Isiah Thomas, who appears to have ordered the hit, won't miss a game on the sidelines. This is the same Thomas who told Anthony not to go into the paint because he might get hurt moments before the hard foul was comitted. This is the same Thomas who condoned his team's behavior after the game saying the Nuggets were insulting the Knicks by leaving their starters in the game. This is the same Knicks team (and same Knick player in Collins) that fouled an Indiana player hard near the end of the game because they were losing badly. And the NBA did nothing?!! Thomas claims that he was lecturing Anthony on sportsmanship, not issuing a threat. That's right, the same Isiah Thomas who challeneged Bruce Bowen to a fight and iced Michael Jordan in an All-Star Game. Yep, he's one the one lecturing about sportsmanship. And if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you in New York...

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