Anonymous
Years ago
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/stgeorge-shire-standard/shane-heal-australian-basketball-legend-charged-with-common-assault/news-story/3d674a40b5d45b80cb8de2cf6b070ea0
Isaac
Years ago
Not on a device that can get through paywalls, but abstract says it was a yelling match with a pedestrian and he threw a water bottle at him.
Zodiac
Years ago
I guess the guy must've asked him if he wanted some Chinese takeaway.
Luuuc
Years ago
OLYMPIC BASKETBALL LEGEND ASSAULTED MAN IN FOOTPATH SPAT
An acclaimed former professional basketballer who played for Australia at four Olympic Games has faced court after he chucked a water bottle out his car window at a man during a spat over who had right of way on a footpath. SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR THE FULL STORY.
Jack Toft
Years ago
maybe the guy was thirsty and the hammer was just passing him a refreshing drink out of consideration for the guy's safety, but OHS requirements due to Covid meant that the 1.5 m social distancing rule preventing him from passing the drink bottle so it has to be tossed
Zodiac
Years ago
Maybe or perhaps he was inquiring about how much shares in Heal Group are going for these days? Perhaps even asking for the odds on the next WNBL game involving his daughter?
Maybe Hammer had just shat in the bottle and it was just a locker room practical joke amongst good mates ?
Or perhaps it was just Brett Brown back in town asking if Hammer could lend an unemployed old mate some money as an investment , and Shane just threw him an autographed bottle to sell on Ebay ?
I'm sure there's a good and reasonable explanation for this .
.. yes I'm trolling ,
Perthworld
Years ago
Maybe the pedestrian enraged Heal by politely asking him to stop pumping up players like Froling and using terms such as 'trifecta' and 'bunny' in commentary.
Nothing to see here.
"Heal faced Magistrate Michael Crompton at Sutherland Local Court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to the single charge.
He was sentenced to a six-month conditional release order without conviction.
"He's 50, he has no criminal history and he’s got a history of quite substantial work in the community," Mr Crompton said.
Around the time he was "coaching" the Kings he came into the coffeeshop where my wife was working, ordered a coffee, and when asked to pay asked her if she knew who he was. Grade A twat.
D2.0
Years ago
Ignoring that it's Heal, how does somebody get charged and taken to court for throwing a water bottle?
Surely there must be more to the story?
Did he hit the victim full in the face with a full bottle?
There must be something more to elevate it to the level of assault?
Honestly, who the hell takes someone to court for getting hit by a plastic water bottle???
Hammer is a knob at the best of times, but cmon. Society is lost.
No wonder our courts are jammed for years.
Duke Fan
Years ago
Everyone has their feelings on Shane.....for the most part without ever having met the guy. I've had a bit to with him on many occasions when he was playing and after he retired and he was always easy to get along with and generous with his time and knowledge. Just my experience
Thunder Jam
Years ago
Absolute joke! We have thugs getting away with cr@p everyday and this goes to court.
Our country is stuffed!
No "criminal" record lol
Great guy just don't get into “business” with him
orbit
Years ago
Musy have been provoked as normally a great guy! He had white line fever on the court & has had his struggles off it but ripper bloke in my experiences.
Duke fan you're obviously a bloke, very few women, or anyone who’s had a money based relationship with him for that matter, would share your sentiments
I don't no if he’s a good bloke or shit bloke, what I do know is a shit commentator, please no more behind the microphone.
Perthworld
Years ago
To their credit NBL did relegate him to sideline reporting from the second half of the season.
terrible individual. Completely fake, the only people who praise him are fans kept at a distance.
I too, yearn for a world where robust challenges to injustice can be shut down for fear of physical injury. Where an elderly lady can't challenge a meat head gym junky for parking in the senior's bay, because said gym junky can throw a Testosterzone bottle at them. It's such a shame that the law, and by extension society at large, draws the line at physical intimidation and common assault. Society could be so much more to my advantage. I could shut down those lawyers saying I can't grope a girl at the pub.
Moron who you sue if someone pushed him further clogging up courts for REAL issues
Pretty true to form with this turkey.
Seems like a rather trivial matter but he is a magnet for trouble.
I Haven't met him so can't comment on him as a person.
Bagging people on the forum is how we roll though.
So to support all the fantastic posters above I will use the word douche.
Shane Heal reminds me of Isaac
Similar qualities
"I Haven't met him so can't comment on him as a person.
Bagging people on the forum is how we roll though.
So to support all the fantastic posters above I will use the word douche."
Spot on. Once again the trolls pounce on a non story. He pleaded guilty. That's it.
He's an absolute scumbag. As both Brett Brown and Matt Nielsen would attest to, not to mention countless others.
I just hope when the NBL finally starts that this is the catalyst for him getting the boot
Cram
Years ago
How is it a non story if he pleaded guilty? He did it.
Its far from the worst crime in the world, but one of Australia's most decorated national team players being guilty of assault of any kind is a story.
I doubt he'll lose any TV deal. Wayne Carey still has one and he was convicted of far worse.
But Carey was sent to Siberia for several years for his sins. I hope the NBL do the same to this Muppet
If it wasn't Heal no one would care. Yet now all the people that don't know him want to cut him down again. Yes we know about Matt Nielsen and BB and others. I am sure if BB was in Australia the outcome would have been different but it's not. He now has a criminal record, that still accounts for a LOT when you get a Police check done.
Cram
Years ago
He has a criminal record because he was guilty of a crime
Carey is a reasonable commentator as well, Heal leaves a lot to be desired.
Yes Cram I said that, was there a point? Who cares whether he is a good commentator or not, what does that have to do anything? I am 100% sure most of the anonymous Heal detarctors would be far worse commentators than Heal. So Do we all go around saying "Heal leaves a lot to be desired." Of course we don't it's time we should.
Yet some more cretins commenting on someone they don't know. He's guilty. He was dumb, so be it. It's an old news story.
wishy washy
Years ago
The guy abused him then followed his car stuck his head in the passenger window. He got a plastic bottle tossed at him. Hardly a violent assault but none the less guilty. I know a lot of people who would have probably belted the bloke. media don't always give full story and haters will condemn.
Heal struck the guy first. That's generally how these things work when getting charged with assault.
leave the guy alone. he is basketball royalty. thats not even my opinion he will tell you himself.
Anon
Years ago
His daughter must cringe , he's a real embarrassment, a d pushy with her basketball......sad really .
Time he grew up
Perthworld
Years ago
My heart goes out to the victim.
Thank you for sharing.
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