The news that Ariza broke into the Clippers locker room angrily the day before yesterday finally has a result. The NBA officially suspended Ariza and Rockets new aid Green for two games. Griffin, as the protagonist, was not punished. Paul Harden was also exempted from punishment. I believe some people are not satisfied with this result

Ariza Green was suspended for two games

The NBA announced today its penalty decision for the conflict between the Rockets and Clippers. In view of Ariza and Gerald Green's storming of the Clippers locker room after the game, the league imposed a two-game suspension on the two players. The league did not impose penalties on Chris Paul and James Harden, nor did it impose any penalties on Griffin of the Clippers.

The news that the NBA punished Rockets players was first revealed by the famous ESPN reporter Wojnarowski. After that, NBA officials quickly issued an official press release punishing Ariza and Gerald Green.

The press release stated: "NBA Vice President Vandeweghe announced today that Rockets forward Ariza and guard Gerald Green will be suspended for two games because they broke into the Clippers locker room after the game against the Clippers. The two players will not receive wages during the suspension. Ariza and Gerald Green will miss the Rockets VS Timberwolves game on January 19 and the Rockets VS Warriors game on January 21. The league made this ruling after investigating 20 on-site witnesses. Those witnesses said that Paul. "Harden and Harden were indeed playing the role of peacemakers at the scene." Vandeweghe later explained that after Green broke into the Clippers locker room, Harden and Paul did not follow up. They just stood in the passage outside the door to try to stop the fight. "Everyone has seen this. Who can do it?" Entering the Clippers locker room, everyone knows who didn't enter." When asked why Griffin was not punished, Vandeweghe said: "The difference is that Griffin's incident happened during the game, and it is a truly dangerous situation to invade other people's locker rooms."

Based on the salaries of Ariza and Gerald Green, Ariza will lose $83,582 during his two-game suspension, while Gerald Green will earn $15,609 less. The Rockets' current payroll is currently $2.56 million less than the luxury tax limit. With Ariza and Gerald Green suspended for two games, the Rockets can pay $49,730 less.

Paul Harden and Griffin will not be punished

On January 16, the game between the Rockets and the Clippers was tense at the end of the game, and conflicts occurred frequently. At 3 minutes and 42 seconds before the end of the game, Gordon Jr.'s layup was blocked, but the ball was an obvious defensive interference ball, and the referee turned a blind eye. Then Griffin went on a fast break, and Ariza pulled Griffin's pants. However, when Griffin hit a layup, he also fouled Paul. The two sides later broke out into an argument again. Griffin and Paul exchanged fierce words, and D'Antoni was also involved. The referee quickly came over to put out the fire, and everyone was given a technical foul to end the game.

After the game, the Rockets players went to the Clippers locker room in three groups. Black was responsible for knocking on the front door of the locker room (initially reported to be Capela, later confirmed to be Black). Ariza, Gerald Green and others formed a group to go to the locker room to play and broke into the locker room.

There were rumors that Chris Paul told Ariza and Gerald Green about a secret passage. However, according to US media reports, players who have played for the Lakers and Clippers all knew about that passage. Ariza, Gerald Green and others knew that there was such a secret passage, so this theory is untenable. It also proves that Paul only rushed to the Clippers locker room through that secret passage to break up the fight.

An insider revealed that after the Rockets players arrived, the Clippers players provoked the Rockets players in the locker room, and then the Rockets players began to rush into the locker room. Ariza was the first to rush into the locker room, followed by Gerald Green. But before a conflict broke out, the two sides were separated by on-site security and staff, and then a group of Rockets players were pushed out of the locker room.

In other words, there was no direct conflict between the two parties. Later, Wojnarowski revealed that Ariza and Gerald Green did go to attack the Clippers locker room, while Paul and Harden went to break up the fight.

NBA team locker rooms have some established rules. For example, reporters are allowed to enter the locker room for interviews if it is half-covered after the game, and reporters are not allowed to enter the locker room for interviews if it is fully covered. Some team locker rooms also prohibit reporters from taking half-naked photos of players. However, the NBA strictly prohibits players from other teams from trespassing in the locker room. This is mainly due to the need to protect players. As long as players from other teams trespass into the locker room, a two-game suspension is the minimum punishment. Once players from other teams break into the locker room and get into fights, the NBA will impose more severe penalties, and may even issue a long-term suspension for Artest like the fight at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

There is a precedent for the NBA punishing players from other teams for breaking into the locker room. On April 23, 1989, the NBA punished Suns forward Ammon Gilliam for storming the Heat locker room after the game. Gilliam was suspended for two games and fined $7,500. Gilliam had a conflict with Heat player Pearl Washington during the game. After the game, Gilliam was still angry and broke into the Heat locker room to settle accounts with Pearl Washington.

There was another incident in NBA history where NBA players stormed the referee's locker room, and the person involved was Rasheed Wallace. In 2010, Rasheed Wallace was in a bad mood after losing the finals. After the game, he rushed to the referee's locker room to argue with the referee, but was blocked by security guards. Because Rasheed Wallace did not break into the referee's locker room, the league did not subsequently punish Wallace.

Both parties are not satisfied with the result

The Clippers said they could not fully accept the decision that Paul was the adjuster, while the Rockets expressed dissatisfaction with Griffin's collision with D'Antoni but was not punished.

In response to the conflict on January 16, Ariza and Harden were interviewed today. They unanimously stated that media reports on the conflict were inaccurate. "You reporters have written all kinds of stories, but in fact, none of the stories are accurate." Ariza said, "People always use their own feelings to judge a thing. I am now worried that these reports will have an impact on the league's investigation and final decision-making."

Ariza further explained: "In fact, there are many people in the Clippers locker room who are my friends." Harden also agreed with Ariza's statement. He said: "Ariza is right. 99% of the stories reported by the media are wrong."

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