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WBA issues
'historic' ban; two others fined
 The
basketball career of Hopewell Vipers former player/coach
Dwight 'Bazzie' Reid has effectively ended following
Tuesday's decision by the Disciplinary Committee of the
Western Basketball Association to ban him for 10 years and
fine him $13,000.
The four-man committee that met at the offices of the St
James Football Association, found Reid guilty on three
counts, namely, bringing the game into disrepute; attacking
an official and making threats at an official.
REID... found guilty on three counts, namely, bringing the
game into disrepute; attacking an official and making
threats at an official
REID... found guilty on three counts, namely, bringing the
game into disrepute; attacking an official and making
threats at an official 1/1
Two others players also faced the panel.
Christopher Bowen was found not guilty for leaving the court
and insulting an official, while Kirk Blake was suspended
for six games and fined $3,000 for making threats to an
official.
A total of $26,000 worth of fines were handed out as
Hopewell Vipers were also fined $10,000 for failing to
control their supporters throughout the three-game series.
A fourth player, Oneil Grey, was named in the reports but
was not summoned to the hearing and will be dealt with
later.
The punishments came out of the August 14 incident that
forced the premature end to Game Three of the WBA Lucozade
Division One Finals at the Montego Bay Cricket Club.
Sav Hawks led Vipers by over 20 points with less than two
minutes to go when Reid who had fouled out of the game,
started to curse referee Deon Williams before leaving the
team bench with a number of other players. He then went into
the stands where he continued his tirade against the
official then threw the contents of a drink bottle on him,
sparking a fracas that ended the game.
Reports coming out of the meeting are that the 30-year-old
Reid showed very little remorse for his behavior and stormed
out.
Reid who recently completed a season long suspension for
abusing the same official will serve five years with the
other five being suspended and he was advised by the panel
to seek counseling for his anger management problems as a
condition for his reentry into the game.
Blake meanwhile will serve three matches with three being
suspended.
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