NBPA Files Grievance on Barnes Behalf
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2016 3:04 pm
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The National Basketball Players Association has filed a grievance on behalf of Memphis Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes to get his two-game suspension without pay rescinded, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
The NBA suspended Barnes for a physical altercation with New York Knicks coach Derek Fisher in early October at the home of Barnes’ ex-wife in Southern California.
Barnes served a two-game suspension in late December, but NBPA executive director Michele Roberts is appealing to an arbitrator to spare Barnes the loss of $64,000 in salary, sources said.
The NBA did not announce a punishment for Fisher. The league’s investigation determined that Barnes was the instigator of the confrontation. Fisher alerted authorities, including police and the Knicks, in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
The National Basketball Players Association has filed a grievance on behalf of Memphis Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes to get his two-game suspension without pay rescinded, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
The NBA suspended Barnes for a physical altercation with New York Knicks coach Derek Fisher in early October at the home of Barnes’ ex-wife in Southern California.
Barnes served a two-game suspension in late December, but NBPA executive director Michele Roberts is appealing to an arbitrator to spare Barnes the loss of $64,000 in salary, sources said.
The NBA did not announce a punishment for Fisher. The league’s investigation determined that Barnes was the instigator of the confrontation. Fisher alerted authorities, including police and the Knicks, in the immediate aftermath of the incident.