Mystery Disease Kills Thousands
Ron Paul, Rick Santorum Suggest Foul Play From Romney Campaign
The NBA league office Tuesday morning agreed with Magic coach Stan Van Gundy and his complaint Monday night about excessively hard fouls against center Dwight Howard.The league informed the Magic Tuesday that Pacers forward Troy Murphy will be assessed a Flagrant I penalty for his personal foul against Howard in the third quarter Monday night. They also rescinded the technical foul that was called against Howard when he and Murphy tangled after the play. Officials Monday night originally awarded technical fouls against both players.
Murphy had delivered a hard foul against Howard, grabbing him around the shoulders and neck to prevent him from scoring. Howard used his right arm to push Murphy away. Pacers coach Jim O'Brien wanted Howard ejected for throwing a punch, which would have meant at least a one-game suspension.
The league agreed Tuesday that no punch was thrown, and no further penalty would be assessed against Howard. After the game Monday night, in which the Magic won, much of the talk centered around Howard and whether he was being officiated correctly.
Van Gundy spent much of his post-game press conference complaining that Howard was being treated unfairly, that flagrant fouls should be called when he is hit around the neck and head.
"It's out of hand, what they're letting people do to Dwight (Howard),'' Van Gundy said. "If you're going to let people continue to hit him around the head, and grab him around the neck, those are flagrant fouls, and they need to be called.''
Shortly after Van Gundy's press conference, Murphy said his foul on Howard was merely "a hard foul.'' Pacers center Jeff Foster said that Howard is allowed to be more physical than others because of his star status.
Debt Ceiling Showdown 2: Coming This Fall, In Time For The Election, Only Worse
Bomb Attacks Target Israeli Diplomats In India, Georgia
Adele Wins Album Of The Year
Updates On Whitney Houston's Autopsy
Obama Sending Ambitious Plan To Congress
WATCH: Anderson Cooper's Hilarious Adventures With Adele
It's Only Getting Worse: Economists' Latest Dire Prediction
Even In A Time Of Budget Austerity, Sacramento Stands Out
WATCH: Bill Maher Rips GOP Concept Of 'Elites'
Some AT&T Users' Download Speeds Could Slow By 99 Percent
Message To Young Conservatives: Pursue Journalism
Violent Protests Highlight Greece's Difficulty In Sticking To Bailout Deal
Quake Rocks Costa Rica
Country Considers Bills Lifting Gay-Marriage Ban
Michael Smerconish: A Response to Sean Hannity
Huff TV: WATCH: Arianna Talks Safety Net Benefits On CNN's 'Your Bottom Line'
Costa Concordia Video Shows Crew Reactions To Cruise Crash
GOP Bill Would Strip Workers Of Overtime, Minimum Wage Protections
Mitch McConnell Not Accepting Obama Compromise
