Antonio Davis gets a 5 game suspension from the NBA for going up into the stands last night in the final moments of the Knicks game with the Bulls in Chicago. Davis went up there because he sensed a threatening situation involving his wife Kendra.

Would you believe that stupid fan is now going to sue Antonio Davis and his wife Kendra? He is suing Antonio Davis for slander and his wife for scratching him. Aww poor baby, you must have really suffered from those scratches. I heard from an eyewitness on ESPN this morning that all she did was some finger-pointing at the fan. Maybe he got scratched when he tried to push her hand away?

Talk about cashing in. He had to throw Antonio Davis' name in there so it turns into a real big pay day for him even though Davis never did anything physical to him.

Money, money, money. What a world we live in.

[ January 19, 2006, 03:30 PM: Message edited by: amazin12 ]

It's almost like he enticed Davis' wife so she'd get in his face and then he can sue her. Ugh, people are so litigious. I heard he was drunk. Oh, allegedly.

I heard on the radio (whether this is gossip or speculation or what, I don't know) that Mrs. Davis has a history of getting involved with fans in the arena.

I was surprised at the 5-game suspension. I guess the league wants to establish zero tolerance with regard to players entering the stands in any situations. (Although what if a guy ran into the stands to celebrate, like if he made a game-winning shot at the buzzer?)

The fan now say that if Antonio and Kendra Davis apolgize to him there will be no lawsuit. An apology to prevent a lawsuit doesn't seem like much of an apology to me; a forced apology is never a genuine apology. But, in the fan's defense, all day yesterday reports cited Antonio Davis' description of him as a "drunk." If I were portrayed that way, I'd consider looking for some form of restitution and in this country, it's through lawsuits.

~Adam

Right on Adam. I generally think there are too many lawsuits. But this guy has had his picture platered all over the TV and newspapers and been portrayed as a drunk. I don't know much about him, but what if he was in AA and the papers are all reporting you were drunk and verbally/physically abusing a woman? Or if he was a bigshot corporate exec who was entertaing some important clients? His reputation could be quite sullied.

And isn't it a distinct possibilty (more of a liklihood IMO) that she was the instigator? If I'm at a game with my small children and a fan startes getting beligerant, I am not going to start getting into it with him. And I'm a man. All the video evidence shows that she was the one in his face. She may not have liked the things he was yelling out, but if it's that bad, go get security.

Kendra Davis, wife of Antonio, is in trouble with the law. From the Associated Press:

Kendra Davis, wife of New York Knicks forward Antonio Davis involved in a verbal confrontation with a fan in Chicago last month, was charged with misdemeanor battery for allegedly throwing a cup of coffee at a woman during a traffic dispute last fall, police in Naperville, Ill. said.

An arrest warrant was issued for Kendra Davis on misdemeanor charges of battery and driving on a suspended license. A 40-year-old Minooka, Ill. woman claimed Kendra Davis ran a stop sign on October 27, 2005, and when the woman told the police that she confronted Davis at the intersection, Davis threw a cup of coffee through the driver's side window.

~Adam

Gee and to think the media tried to present her as the innocent victim in the incident in Chicago. I hope the guy sues the Davis' and wins a bundle of cash now.

And I just heard that the Knicks have traded Davis to the Raptors for Jalen Rose and a draft pick. Buh bye Mrs. Davis! Enjoy Canada!

Sounds a bit odd. I mean, this incident happened in October and now the woman remembers it and Ms. Davis is charged? After she is in the news following the Chicago confrontation? And even if Ms. Davis did throw a cup of coffee at someone in October, it says nothing about whether she deserved whatever happened last month in another city.
Except of course for those who brand all women bitches who deserve whatever they get.

Here we go again.

The coffee-attack victim was a woman too but, Joe, it's clearly all just a male-driven conspiracy

Oh, now I know why Antonio Davis climbed up into those stands. He was looking to protect that Axelrod guy from Miss Kendra.

Maybe, just maybe, the woman reported the original incident in October but by seeing Kendra Davis' picture plastered all over the news, had finally realized who it was. And the coffee throwing goes a long way towards explaining that maybe the man wasn't the instigator as most man-haters had already concluded when they made Antonio Davis appear to be the very definition of chivalry when he bounded into the stands to defend his wife's honor.

And there were other prior incidents of her over-the-top behavior written about by Mike Lupica right after the incident happened in Chicago. So maybe Mr. Axelrod didn't deserve what happened to HIM last month in Chicago.

Except of course by those who brand all men women-haters.

It's just easier for you to believe that an allegedly (alleged, conveniently enough by this shrew and her her enabling husband only, mind you) drunken male fan terrorized this poor defenseless woman rather than allow for the possibility that the spoiled wife of an NBA player could just be a thug with tits. In fairness, maybe she was just on the rag the day she threw the coffee, that night in Chicago and those previous days Lupica wrote about. Perhaps her defense attorney will use that at her trial.

Seems somewhat hypocritical that someone who wants women treated equally would not be willing to allow for the possibility that a woman can be just as big an ass as a man. I would think you'd be proud that your fellow chic could be just as tough as a man. But as a great man once said, never trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.

I certainly do not brand all women bitches. Just her. Oh and...

For some reason, I feel Antonio Davis racing up into the stands to rescue his woman has lost some of that "Superman rescuing Lois Lane" appeal. The Kendra Davis police mug shot has sort of distorted what we thought was a romantic adventure in Chicago that night.

I don't have a "fellow chic", unless you count the fact that the woman who cuts my hair calls her salon "Chic by Michelle".

I am sadly aware that women can be jerks. I am just not assuming that this one was.

I never branded all men. Quote me if you can.

I don't know Ms. Davis, but I do find it odd that after all these months an allegation mysteriously appears. Any court of law would wonder the same thing. I don't think it should be open season to drag out every odd thing Ms. Davis may have said or done in her entire life to "prove" she was nuts and deserved whatever happened. Why does this remind me of when Kobe Bryant was accused of rape, they went after every dumb thing the woman had done in high school (which of us has not done dumb things in high school?) to "prove" she was "nut and slut". Same old same old.

You're comparing whacko Kendra Davis to the alleged victim in a rape case? You're comparing a woman's past incidents with throwing coffee and how she's being treated by the press to another woman's having a penis forcibly penetrate her and her treatment by the press? Good God woman, get real.

Another incident in the stands at a game. Avery Johnson's wife, Cassandra has been accused of assaulting a Phoenix Suns' fan during the fourth game of the series between the Suns and Mavericks. Rebecca Kettle--the fan--told the police that Cassandra Johnson hit her twice on the shoulder; Johnson says the two argued but there was no physical contact. Phoenix police have turned the case over to the city prosecutor to determine if any misdemeanor charges will be filed.

~Adam

Atlhough it sounds like a joke, the Mav's 3rd string center (DJ Mbenga) was suspended for 6 games for going into the stands (it somehow related to the oracle of Cassandra).

That could actually come back to haunt Dallas in the finals (which still seems likely to me), who could have used Mbenga's 6 fouls against Shaq.

Mbenga going into the stands made no sense. I think he sits the bench so much he forgot the rules against this. And, Larry, Mbenga's defense won't bother Shaq, even you or I could back down Mbenga and get to the basket.

I guess ignorance of the rules doesn't impress the league disciplinarians any more. They are scared to death of another brawl. Also, I love Avery (he played his college ball at Southern University, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana), but not as many people here are taking his wife's side as you'd think; they say she's always been fiesty.

[ June 01, 2006, 10:40 PM: Message edited by: Thomas ]

He probably just got tired of sitting on the bench.

Mbenga can't guard Shaq, but he could have put Shaq on the free throw line for 6 possessions. Sometimes, that's almost the same thing as stuffing him, like Ben Wallace did on Wednesday.