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  • Posted on: Thu, 10/25/2012 - 8:38am #44048
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    McDunkin

    The Mavericks suspended Delonte West last week after an outburst following a preseaon game. That suspension was listed as indefinite and wound up lasting one whole day. Now the Mavericks have announced that they’ve suspended West again for conduct detrimental to the team, and again, it’s indefinite. From a Mavericks press release:

     

    DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have indefinitely suspended guard Delonte West.

    "We have suspended Delonte for conduct detrimental to the team," President of Basketball Operations Donnie Nelson said. "The suspension is effective immediately and no other statements will be issued."

    No other statements need to be issued for the fervor around West to ramp up again. West continuously finds himself in difficult situations that he often creates for himself. Following his arrest on gun charges in 2009, and his admission of suffering with bipolar disorder, West has had a difficult time finding a team he could stick with. He couldn’t get approved for an apartment in Dallas last year and was sleeping in the Mavs’ locker room before Mark Cuban helped him out.

    There’s no evidence to suggest whatever sparked the suspension involves or doesn’t involve his mental health condition. It’s just not something we can know.

    The Mavericks have been extremely patient with West, but you have to wonder if they can afford these kinds of distractions on a team trying to find itself, especially without Dirk Nowitzki, who is out six weeks after arthroscopic knee surgery. Maybe this supension will only last a day, but coach Rick Carlisle and the Mavericks only have so much patience.

    West took to Twitter to discuss the suspension and wasn’t shy about defending himself.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/20682267/

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  • Posted on: Thu, 10/25/2012 - 8:48am #723263
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    ESPN has his account of what happened:

    When reached by ESPNDallas.com on Thursday morning, West said he was being blamed for an argument between teammates after the Mavs’ 88-76 exhibition loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night in Wichita, Kan. He said he got a text Thursday morning telling him not to come to the American Airlines Center for practice.

    "There was an argument between two teammates in the locker room last night that didn’t involve me," said West, who had two points, one assist and three turnovers in 21 minutes against the Thunder. "Somehow I’m being blamed for it. I had nothing to do with it. I don’t know what’s going on."

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  • Posted on: Thu, 10/25/2012 - 9:04am #723265
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    Lebron’s Hairline
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     Looks like he’s gonna be chilling at Lebron moms house until further notice

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  • Posted on: Thu, 10/25/2012 - 9:58am #723278
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    Malik-Universal
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    delonte west is like the lindsey lohan of the nba

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  • Posted on: Thu, 10/25/2012 - 9:59am #723279
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    Malik-Universal
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     always doing some stupid sh!t

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  • Posted on: Thu, 10/25/2012 - 10:04am #723282
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    Platypus
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     They need to just cut him, get rid of the distractions, besides Mark Cuban…
     

    Collison – Beabouis

    Carter – Mayo – Jones – Cunningham

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    • Posted on: Thu, 10/25/2012 - 10:40am #723288
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      Siggy
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       He’s the best 2 way guard out of that entire group.

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  • Posted on: Thu, 10/25/2012 - 11:14am #723291
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    MUbballfan
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    "Momma, there goes that man…..who banged you…"

    – LeBron James

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