Marc Berman: According to NBA, Kanter-Giannis-Darvin Ham incident was reviewed by league and no fines. NBA deemed Bucks assistant “acted as a peacemaker to separate the players. We determined that no further action is needed for any party.”
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Darvin Ham
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Born: 07/23/73
Height: 6-7 / 2.01
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Born: 07/23/73
Height: 6-7 / 2.01
Weight:240 lbs. / 108.9 kg.
Earnings: $5,906,160 ($8,311,705*)
Knicks center Enes Kanter was still fuming a day after his ejection in Milwaukee, calling his combatant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, “childish,” mockingly branding him “the golden child’’ and demanding the NBA fine Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham for his role in Thursday’s fracas. According to a source, the NBA would look into the Ham-Antetokounmpo-Kanter dustup as it reviews all incidents when a coach runs onto the court during an altercation.
Kanter, sporting tape over his left eye, which also was blackened, said Ham’s action could have touched off another fight — between him and the Bucks assistant. “[Ham] should get fined,’’ Kanter said. “The NBA should fine him. He’s not my assistant coach, so he’s not allowed to touch me. You’re a Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach, so you’re allowed to touch the Bucks players. Not me. He can not be touching me. I could’ve just pushed him back and started another fight. But I don’t think the NBA wants that. He’s not my assistant coach. He’s not my friend. He’s not nobody.”
“He’s the golden boy,’’ said Kanter, who went nose-to-nose with LeBron James last season. ““He’s the golden child. I’m not trying to fight against superstars and All-Stars. It just happens. If it was something else, I would’ve gone after somebody else. Obviously he’s the golden child and they gave me two technicals. OK. Whatever? I’m going to leave the management to take care of all that stuff.”
After the game, a livid Kanter was upset he got tossed and came up to two reporters to accuse a Bucks assistant coach, Darvin Ham, of knocking him from behind during the melee. The NBA could suspend Ham if it is true. “An assistant coach can not football-tackle a player,’’ Kanter said. “The priority is to protect their players. Their assistant coach — watch the video — cannot football-tackle our players. I want you to put it out there.’’
Matt Velazquez: Per source, Mike Budenholzer’s Bucks coaching staff will include five members of his Atlanta staff — Darvin Ham, Taylor Jenkins, Ben Sullivan, Patrick St. Andrews and Charles Lee — as well as Sean Sweeney, who has been on the Bucks’ coaching staff since 2014. Story coming.
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