James Posey Suspended

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The Hornets learned about seven hours before tipoff that the NBA had suspended key reserve James Posey for throwing the ball at the feet of referee Gary Zielinski.

Given that Stu Jackson, the league's discipline czar, witnessed the incident first-hand at Madison Square Garden on Friday, the Hornets couldn't have been surprised at the news.

Still, New Orleans coach Byron Scott said he had hoped the NBA would accept Posey's explanation that he threw Zielinski a bounce pass that inadvertently hit the official.

“If my intent really is to hit you, I'm not going to throw the ball at your feet,” Scott said. “That's all I'm saying. If my intent is to hit you with the ball, I'm going to hit you where I know it can hurt. That's normally right in your nose.”

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Wow..LOL Honestly I thought when the ref was walking toward him, I thought the ref was going to swing at posey lol.

 

[jarrod2323]

bounce pass my ass - that was son intentional. he was trying to make a point without making a complete ass of himself. he knew if he aimed elsewhere, his season would be over

 

[playmaker7]

I saw this and rolled seriously

 

[PiStoL31PeTe]

wow first time ive seen Posey to something like that lol. But a bounce pass mine as well said it slipped.