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The NBA players' union filed a grievance on behalf of 13 players who were fined $10,000 each for wearing their shorts too long.
The rule calls for shorts to be 1 inch above the knee.
Fines were handed out to New York's Nate Robinson and Stephon Marbury; Philadelphia's John Salmons, Kyle Korver, Allen Iverson and Kevin Ollie; Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal, Stephen Jackson and Jamaal Tinsley; Denver's Voshon Lenard, DerMarr Johnson and Andre Miller, and New Jersey's Jeff McInnis.
The grievance was filed late Tuesday night, NBPA spokesman Dan Wasserman said Friday. ESPN.com reported on its Web site Thursday that teams were fined $50,000 for each violation.
The shorts rule is not part of the collective bargaining agreement, Wasserman said.
"The rule has been on the books a number of years and only been enforced sporadically at best, to our knowledge," Wasserman said. "We think this exceeds what is reasonable in governing the conduct of players on the court."
NBA spokesman Tim Frank said the league is closely monitoring the length of shorts this year.
"This year there's been a lot more violations," Frank said. "There's been twice as many as last year to this point."
Teams are warned on the first offense and fined after the second. Players and teams are fined after the third violation, Frank said.
"We don't think it's reasonable for players to be fined merely for wearing the uniform that was provided by the team," Wasserman said.
Source: AP
The rule calls for shorts to be 1 inch above the knee.
Fines were handed out to New York's Nate Robinson and Stephon Marbury; Philadelphia's John Salmons, Kyle Korver, Allen Iverson and Kevin Ollie; Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal, Stephen Jackson and Jamaal Tinsley; Denver's Voshon Lenard, DerMarr Johnson and Andre Miller, and New Jersey's Jeff McInnis.
The grievance was filed late Tuesday night, NBPA spokesman Dan Wasserman said Friday. ESPN.com reported on its Web site Thursday that teams were fined $50,000 for each violation.
The shorts rule is not part of the collective bargaining agreement, Wasserman said.
"The rule has been on the books a number of years and only been enforced sporadically at best, to our knowledge," Wasserman said. "We think this exceeds what is reasonable in governing the conduct of players on the court."
NBA spokesman Tim Frank said the league is closely monitoring the length of shorts this year.
"This year there's been a lot more violations," Frank said. "There's been twice as many as last year to this point."
Teams are warned on the first offense and fined after the second. Players and teams are fined after the third violation, Frank said.
"We don't think it's reasonable for players to be fined merely for wearing the uniform that was provided by the team," Wasserman said.
Source: AP