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Kenyon Martin Should Be Suspended

May 12, 2009 – 6:00 PM
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Tim Povtak

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At least now we don't have to bother with a poll to determine who is the dumbest player in the NBA. Kenyon Martin wins this one without debate.

Mark Cuban was wrong for the way he behaved after the Dallas/Denver Game 3 when he ran around the court looking like a fan who needed to be put into handcuffs. He was wrong for telling Martin's mother that her son was a thug.

But sometimes the truth hurts. Martin sure played the role after Game 4. Instead of worrying about all the things he did wrong in the loss to Dallas, he goes off the court with his eye and his mouth on Cuban.

And knowing that cameras were following his every move, he motions at Cuban and calls him a , f****t motherf***er, all but challenging the Mavericks owner to come toward him. How bright was that?

That battle would have been as competitive as the Cavs/Hawks series.

At least Cuban was smart enough to not have his exchange with Martin's mother taped and broadcast around the world. And he was smart enough to stay across the court from Martin.

If Martin really is that upset with Cuban, he should have sent him a text like everyone else, challenging him to meet him out back where they could settle their differences with pistols at 20 paces.

I'm sure that Denver owner Stanley Kroenke, paying Martin $14 million this season, is proud today of his employee and his language. If Kroenke doesn't suspend Martin, then commissioner David Stern should step into the fray and do it for him.

Talk about embarrassing an entire league. There are so many bright and responsible players throughout the league, but one bad apple like Martin gives everyone a bad name. And that's too bad.

If the league thinks that head slaps and high elbows are worthy of suspensions because they tarnish the league, then how about behavior like Martin's, which was beyond inexcusable.
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