Spurs Contact League About Barbosa Hit

League Reviews Play, Decides To Take No Action

POSTED: Thursday, April 24, 2008

UPDATED: 10:56 am CDT April 25, 2008

SAN ANTONIO -- In a playoff series already filled with physical play, the San Antonio Spurs are claiming one player from the rival Phoenix Suns should be disciplined for actions in the third quarter of Tuesday evening's Game 2 victory.

KSAT 12 Sports has learned the Spurs have contacted league officials regarding a play involving Suns guard Leandro Barbosa and Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, and have asked for Barbosa to be suspended.

With 1:42 remaining in the quarter, Ginobili and Barbosa bacame tangled up while going for a rebound and fell to the floor. According to sources in the organization, Spurs officials contacted the league to complain about Barbosa hitting Ginobili in the face with an open hand, then slamming his head on the court.

KSAT 12 Sports has learned the league reviewed the play in question and that no action would be taken.

Spurs officials would not officially comment.

Links We Like

Most Popular

StoriesClick to Expand
- Man Stabbed By Prostitute
  Police are looking for a prostitute who stabbed a man while he was driving.
- Fire Knocks TV Station Off Air
- NW Side Taggers Put On Notice
  Residents along Oak Hill Road are concerned about the proliferation of graffiti in their neighborhoods.
- Certification Hearing For Mom Delayed
  A teenage mother accused in the death of her infant daughter will have to wait to find out if she will be tried as an adult.
- Texans Trying To Legalize Pot
  Tim Timmons is not your average pot smoker. He doesn't smoke to get high. According to Tim, he's just taking his medicine.
VideosClick to Expand
- Where's The Water?
  While many residents were conserving water during the drought, some people took thousands of gallons to fill lakes for water skiing. Tonight on the KSAT 12 News Nightbeat at 10, the disturbing truth about how your water is being used.
- KSAT.com Weather Webcast
  Get the latest weather forecast for the San Antonio area from the KSAT 12 weather team.
- 237 Reasons Why Women Have Sex
  Two researchers are finding out what turns women on is a science.
- KSAT.com Weather Webcast
  Get the latest weather forecast for the San Antonio area from the KSAT 12 weather team.
- Chained-Up Dogs Dangerous, Group Says
  An animal advocate group is calling on dog owners to consider alternatives to having their pets chained up.
SlideshowsClick to Expand
- Most Overpaid Hollywood Stars
  Forbes magazine has released its annual list of the most overpaid Hollywood stars. Topping the list? Will Ferrell.
- Heidi Klum Wows At Victoria's Secret Show
  Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.
- I Shot News Slideshow
  View images of pictures sent in by KSAT 12 News and KSAT.com viewers with their cell phone.
- Crazy Pet Pics
  Check out crazy pet pics sent in by viewers.
- 10 Worst Toys List
  W.A.T.C.H. Inc, a consumer safety organization, releases its annual list of "10 Worst Toys." Find out what they are.