AI remorseful for skipping practice
Posted by pistonsnationVince Ellis’ Free Press blog:
“First of all, I have no excuses. I apologize to my teammates, first and foremost, the coaching staff, the organization and definitely our fans,” Iverson said today. “It’s something that shouldn’t have happened and it won’t happen again.”
“It was a personal matter, but I just handled it the wrong way. I didn’t call and let them know what was going on.”
Manning up is the right (and only) thing to do, and if his teammates are ok with it then it water under the bridge. If it continues well, that’s water over the bridge (see Stephon Marbury).
The most the Pistons can fine him under the CBA is $2,500. So as far as a hefty fine, DBB puts it in relative term and pretty much takes all the weight out of “hefty” :
For a guy who makes nearly $22 million a year, $2,500 is ashtray money — it’s the equivalent of an everyday joe making $40,000 a year being fined $4.56.
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