Update: the league announced today that Bassy got three games. Remember that one time when Sebastian Telfair ran afoul of the law? Wait, let me clarify. Remember the last time it happened? Well, as Mitch Lawrence of the New York Daily News reports, it's time to pay the piper:
Telfair was sentenced last month to three years' probation for misdemeanor possession of a loaded .45-caliber handgun, speeding and driving without a license in Westchester in April 2007. He was a member of the Celtics at the time of his arrest. Since his case has been resolved, his suspension by the NBA is automatic. The league needs only to determine how many games he'll serve, with sources indicating it will be for a minimum of two.If this is true, no one's bothered to tell Randy Wittman or the Timberwolves. From Don Seeholzer of the Pioneer-Press:
"Nope. Haven't heard anything from the league or anything," Wittman said. "Sebastian hasn't heard anything. I would think, if that's the case, we would know. So I don't know. We'll see."Here's a question for Wittman and Telfair: when's the last time a player has been convicted of possessing a loaded gun and not be suspended? Sure, it happened over a year and a half ago, but Telfair had to have seen this coming, especially since the sentencing was just last month. It's a little odd the NBA has been slow to pass the word along (maybe the guy in charge of relaying the news was busy updating his resume) but Wittman comes across as naive if he really thought the league would look the other way.
