Im not sure if he will get that long. I think the charge for bringing the game into disrepute will get dropped, he may get 2-3 games for unduly rough play and 1-2 games for 1-2 for striking with an elbow. I imagine some of those games will be a suspended penalty so maybe 3-4 games with him only missing a couple of games. But that's just a wild guess

I definitely reckon the NBL should give a bigger fine and less games. Something like 2 games and $5,000. Gives the NBL pocket change and doesn't keep one of the leagues most exciting players out for long.

Of course, because you want tribunals to act independently on the interests of the fanbase ... where is Happy Days to talk governance for us?

He wouldn't have done it to Vukona, because Vukona isn't a dirty player who earns elbows to the chin.

no games, $1 million fine.

The NBL is notoriously weak when handing out suspensions.

It will probably be 6 games suspension but 4 of those suspended so he will only have to miss 2 games.

So that will mean he will be back for the Sydney vs Adelaide game and will probably drop 30 on us in a winning performance.

Going on past tribunals, a suspended sentence will be the result.

I wouldn't say the NBL tribunal have been soft in the past, I'd say they have been wildly inconsistent.

Townsville Crocs import Casey Calvary got suspended for a game a few seasons back for staring at a referee, while guys get suspended sentences all the time for dangerous violent plays, so who knows.

I'd say 1-3 games would be fair.

I'd also say something that violent needs to be dealt with with a match suspension, not a suspended sentence, even if it's only 1 game. Do they take into account the fact that he was already ejected?

"He wouldn't have done it to Vukona, because Vukona isn't a dirty player who earns elbows to the chin."

^^ This

Wagstaff sucks.

We all know a fine is a waste of time for someone with his cash. But I think they will go with 6 games with 4 suspended and hopefully a fine that they can put towards a decent website.

What Childress SHOULD get: 4-6 games.

What CHILDRESS WILL get: 2 games, possibly even with 1 of them suspended and a token fine.

I'm predicting this will be a fine example of the NBL being a bush league with no balls.

What I am bracing for is a flurry of ridiculous comments about how the NBL is teamed up with the Perth Wildcats and it will somewhat favour the decision against Childress. Careful the aliens are amongst us . #conspiracy

No doubt about it he deserves a suspension and I would say that regardless of which team they played for.
3 games is my guess.
Hopefully then everyone moves on he is a great player who did something stupid but life goes on.

The toughest penelty for Childress would be to make Him spend a weekend with Carfino, on a lonely island. He'd come back a changed man!!

Playing for Sydney Kings in a way is a penalty :)

3 games for elbow - $5,000 fine for tweet

Internet Trolls have recently targeted him in extremely obscene ways, absolutely pathetic.

Curtley : I saw that and I'm disgusted on some of the comments made towards him. He did wrong, I don't condone what he did...but he doesn't deserve those comments. Times like that I despise social media.

Anon #0178 - That's a racist comment right there. Not all Australians are racist. Vilifying an entire country based on a few of it's citizens is as guilty as the accusation you make.

Curtley / Train - He should have ignored and deleted the troll comments. Obviously what the trolls want is attention and by posting what they said he is giving them the attention they want. Now probably more trolls will attack him.

All professional athletes and other famous people are targeted by trolls regardless of what country they are in.

King James : Totally see your point there. He could use a little more common sense when it comes to Twitter lol.

There was an article on SMH about the Twitter abuse.... might be even more attention for the trolls
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/sydney-kings-import-josh-childress-faces-racist-abuse-on-twitter-20141028-11ctfb.html

More publicity for the NBL

Personally think he should be dropped for the whole season send him back to USA , what sort of example is he setting for young kids watching this sport. he has anger management issues which have no place in sport at all.
don't buy the brain snap, he was just pissed off, he's lucky he didn't hurt him badly

Anon #0226 Maybe not directly but the comment was generalizing a countries population. Maybe Prejudice was the better term. Even so...you would be a moron yourself if you couldn't figure out the point i was making.

And like i said " Vilifying an entire country based on a few of it's citizens is as guilty as the accusation you make "

1 game.

1 game ban, $7500 fine, 1 game suspended sentence

Seems lenient to me but I'm glad. League needs him playing :)

Oh well it's been dealt with now , time to move on . I'll be looking forward to the rematch in 3 weeks time :) hopefully it brings in a massive crowd to sydney :)

I think from memory that's the same penalty Ervin got last year. Childress transgression seemed far more serious to me.

Tribunal have done their job, or have they?

One week suspended sentence places additional onus on him not to do something like this again, fair enough.

The fine isn't going to hurt I don't think, but the NBL isn't known for its big fines either.

One week ban is interesting, I will explain...

I know this is the NBL, I also know this guy is potential NBA material again too, however if a junior in let's say the VJBL (because I know this competition and how it is officiated) did something like this the kid would have no way got away with one week.

I suspect any junior doing something like this would have been charged with several offences and probably would have missed months.

So, I am just asking what the message is here?

"So, I am just asking what the message is here?"
Adelaide need help selling tickets, Cairns don't?

That should be Wollongong, not Adelaide. Got their double-header weekend mixed up.