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NBA clears Nuggets' Smith; Cuban under probe
DENVER (AP) -- The NBA said Thursday that Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith won't beNike Air Force 1 Mid suspended for throwing an elbow that angered Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.
The excitable owner might still face punishment for going onto the court to voice his displeasure with Smith.
As the teams walked off for halftime, Cuban came onto the court and hollered at Smith, which Air Force 25in turn angered Nuggets coach George Karl.
Cuban said Wright could have been severely injured and that he was go
Karl was OK with Cuban's stance but took exception to him calling out a player from an opposing team.
"Stay away from my players, stay off the court, don't get involved," Karl told Shox Disobeyreporters at practice the day after the incident. "If you want to interact, interact with the league office and interact with your own players, but don't mess with my players. There's no room for it.
"If this was a normal fan, he would have been banned from the building and maybe not ever let back in the game," Karl said. "When the game starts, he is a fan. After the game, he's an Shox Goowner, but during the game, he's a fan."
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