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Tuesday, March 18
 
Cavs change stance, fine Davis undisclosed amount

By Marc Stein
ESPN.com

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ricky Davis will play Tuesday night in his first game since his misbegotten attempt to record a first career triple-double, but the Cavaliers have decided that the stunt won't go unpunished.

Ricky Davis
Davis

ESPN.com has learned that Cavaliers management will fine Davis an undisclosed amount for the incident Sunday against Utah, which saw Davis purposely miss a shot at the wrong basket in an attempt to claim the rebound as his 10th.

Davis was suspended for two games earlier this season by former coach John Lucas after multiple clashes with teammates in practice.

"We choose not to discuss team business, such as fines, in public," Cavs spokesman Ed Markey said Tuesday when asked about Davis' fine.

Cavs coach Keith Smart originally said Monday that Davis would not be suspended or fined, suggesting that the shame attached to Davis' actions was punishment enough.

"He has to live with what he did," Smart told reporters on Monday. "Wherever he goes, people will remember it."

Davis, expected to start in Dallas on Tuesday, has yet to discuss the incident, which led to widespread ridicule and criticism of the player and his team. In Tuesday's editions of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Davis said: "...I'm not going to comment on any of this."

Marc Stein is the senior NBA writer for ESPN.com. To e-mail him, click here. Also, send Stein a question for possible use on ESPNEWS.





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