Chinese basketball team and coach handed fines but no suspensions
China Daily | Updated: 2010-10-16 07:56
BEIJING - Heavy fines were handed down on Friday by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), but there were no suspensions arising from the national team's brawl with Brazil during a friendly game in Xuchang, Henan province on Tuesday.
Head coach Bob Donewald Jr copped the biggest fine of 50,000 yuan ($7,528) while team manager Zhang Xiong and players Zhu Fangyu, Ding Jinhui and Su Wei were fined 30,000 yuan. Six other Chinese players were fined 20,000 yuan for joining the melee.
Donewald, who took over the team in April, apologized at Friday's press conference in the capital:
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