NBA official Rodney Mott was suspended 3 games without pay for making an obscene jesture toward a fan and also using inappropriate language Sunday in Portland.
Does this penalty fit the crime?
I think he should have been suspended more than 3 games. He should have gotten 6 games or more without pay. The officials should have a higher standard than the players. Stern would like us to think that is the case sense no one can question a refs call and the league never admits that one of their officials got a call wrong.
If this was a player that was not on Stern's X-mas list
he would have gotten fined anywhere from 25K to 75K and would probably be suspended 2 or 3 games which would bring the punishment amount to a couple hundred thousand dollars.