Lakers center Andrew Bynum has been suspended for five games next season for his flagrant foul of the guard JJ Barea Dallas playoff game in the final in Los Angeles'.
Andrew Bynum is the American professional basketball player who played for
NBA Drafts . He won 2009 NBA championship also.
NBA announced the suspension Tuesday, two days after Bynum was out and the loss of 36 points twice late foul samples defense 'for the Mavericks in Game 4 The league also fined $ 25,000 and Bynum have stripped his shirt, when in direction of the dressing room, which means the suspension of pay Bynum more than $ 700,000.
Bynum has expressed compunction for the incident after his exit interview training complex on the Lakers on Tuesday morning, saying the foul was "terrible" and "unacceptable."
Bynum said his action "don't represent me, my upbringing, this franchise or any of the Laker fans out there that want to watch us and want us to succeed," Bynum said "I want to apologize J.J. Barea for doing that. I'm glad he was not seriously injured in the event. All I can say is I saw terrible, and certainly will not happen again."
Bynum hit Barea the elbow ribs when the guard of the drove Dallas in the fourth quarter. Barea is not seriously injured, but remained for long periods of time while Bynum left the court.
Bynum has been suspended for two games in March for a hard foul on Michael Beasley Minnesota under the basket; although the foul was not the same pure element of bad faith even Bynum has acknowledged his guilt Barea.
Bynum said a terrible performance of Lakers frustrated him' in the elimination game, that are far from the first half and does not endorse. He had less to do it soon regret was that he was frustrated with the Mavericks guards repeatedly driving Lane baskets.
Bynum said he has tried to contact Barea to apologize personally, but could not come yet.
Before Ron Artest was suspended for Game 3 of the series after being injured in the final drive of the game two Barea. Artest said on Tuesday that he did not agree with his suspension.
"What are you going to do? You've got a guy who's 5-2," Artest jokingly said of the 6-foot Barea. "I extend, and he's straight up, like a broomstick, and his face was in my palm. When it happened, I was like, 'Oh boy. Are you all right, young fella?' And then I was ejected. ... It was unfortunate, the ejection and suspension. It wasn't right. It wasn't right. It shouldn't have happened."
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