NBA suspends P.J. Tucker three games for DUI incident
By Josh Hill
The Phoenix Suns signed P.J. Tucker knowing that he had been involved in an extreme DUI incident earlier in the offseason, but that didn’t hold up a deal between the two sides.
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But the price to be paid for Tucker’s incident has been determined as he may have been given a new deal with the Suns but won’t be getting paid for the first three games of this upcoming regular season.
According to Marc J. Spears from Yahoo! Sports, the Suns will be without Tucker for three games as that’s how long he’s been suspended for his DUI incident back in May.
Suns F P.J. Tucker suspended three games by NBA without pay for pleading guilty to driving while under the extreme influence in Arizona.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) August 12, 2014
It’s not surprising that Tucker was suspended by the NBA for his incident, but only getting three games might not be enough for people. That being said, the suspension comes without pay, which is pretty severe, and sends a message to players that Adam Silver may be on their side, but he’s not going to let the league get out of control off the court.
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