Dwyane Wade was fined $ 15,000 by the NBA for making an obscene gesture to fans who bothered him, and at home until they removed the privileges to use your phone and watch TV.
The Miami Heat star knows he was wrong. But he also hopes his case will help change some things.
During the investigation of the league about the incident with the public on Wednesday night in Charlotte, Wade asked the NBA to improve the protection offered to players against the most unruly fans.
“The NBA is a great league, and I am one of the first to participate in the NBA Cares program and all these things in the community, but they have to protect ourselves a little more,” Wade told The Associated Press . “They need to do a better work protecting the players on the court. We are easy targets. We are great, we can take it, but they all have a point of tolerance. “
The fine is the first time Wade, who plays his 12th season in the league, has been sanctioned by a gesture or negative interaction with fans.
The incident occurred in the third quarter of the way around Miami against the Hornets. Wade said several fans said negative things about his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, noting that the comments worsened as the match progressed. Finally he lost his sanity, and approached the group showing the middle finger of one hand.
The next day, Wade said his children took away your rights to use the phone and watching TV.
“It’s the rules of the house,” said Wade, “by disrespecting the surname”.
The Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said that players and coaches heard many insults the public, although I learned to laugh at some things. Once in New York, a fan Spoelstra told him to go to sleep because I had school the next day.
“The players are human beings and the fans are out of line with some things they say,” he said. “That does not give you the right to respond in some way, but usually happens at a time when emotions take over you.”
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