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Saturday, May 17, 1997
Rockets' Willis, Sonics' Kemp fined for Game
6 scuffle
HOUSTON (AP) - Houston Rockets forward Kevin Willis was fined
$10,000 and Seattle SuperSonics forward Shawn Kemp received a
$5,000 fine Friday for their third-quarter scuffle in Thursday's
Game 6 of their NBA playoff.
The incident occurred with seconds remaining in the quarter
when Willis had the ball and an elbow caught Kemp in the mouth.
Kemp responded with a slap to Willis' head. Willis received a
technical foul on the play.
Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich said he was shocked by the ruling.
"I totally disagree with it," Tomjanovich said. "I
don't think they judged what was happening on the floor.
"He (Willis) made a natural basketball move that hit Shawn
Kemp, who out of the realm of basketball makes a retaliatory move,
and they (league officials) say the basketball move is worse than
the retaliation."
Kemp declined comment on the incident, but Willis had plenty
to say.
"I'm very surprised," he said. "They said it
was an open fist, but that's OK, I'll be the villian.
"I'm not mad at anybody," Willis said. "I know
the type of person I am. I have no intent to hurt anyone but I
will defend myself." Send
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