Say Chi Sin Lo
G.O.A.T.
Loving my Knicks so far. If Stern puts penalties on Pop it'll be dumber than basketball reasons.
That's exactly why he wants to penalize Pop, for marketing reasons and making sure they can retain as many fans as possible. I mean yeah, as a fan, I think I would be thoroughly disappointed that not 1, not 2, but ALL the stars of X team is not playing. A small percentage of those fans may lose interest and confidence in NBA's product, which is an entertaining game. HOWEVER, that was a damn good game to watch, stars or no stars.
But I agree that for basketball reasons, Pop should not be penalized because his actions were to ensure his team as competitive as it can against a conference rival.