<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Knicks star Antonio Davis said yesterday he has no regrets about charging into the stands to defend his wife - and he's not about to say he's sorry. "I'm not apologizing to anyone for anything," Davis said in a conference call about Wednesday's Windy City showdown. "I don't think my wife did anything wrong. I don't think I did anything wrong." One of the Chicago Bulls fans Davis confronted, Michael Axelrod, has threatened to sue the forward for $1 million unless he apologizes for portraying him as a drunken manhandler. But Davis called the idea of a lawsuit "crazy," pointing out that he never criticized Axelrod by name or laid a hand on anyone in the stands. "He needs to take a look at himself," he said. Axelrod, 22, retorted that videotape of the episode shows all he did was motion for a security guard while Davis' wife, Kendra, faced off against another fan. "It's disappointing," he said after Davis refused to apologize. "He continues to say what he wants but the people who saw it say otherwise and the cameras show otherwise." Axelrod said he will go ahead with his lawsuit, expecting to file it within a couple of weeks. That isn't the only fallout from the contretemps. Enforcing a strict ban on players entering the stands, the NBA hit Davis with a five-game suspension costing him $660,000 in salary - which he says is overkill. "I understand I broke a rule and I understand that I was ejected from the game [but] I didn't feel that they were going to give me five games," he said. "I am planning to appeal it."</div> New York Daily News
This has turned into a joke. He's going to file a $1Million lawsuit against Antonio Davis, for what exactly? I hope a judge looks at this case, laughs, and tears it up and warns this Axelrod character to not waste the courts time.
I don't think it's as much as an attempt to get money as it is principle. If he wanted money he wouldn't have given an ultimatum for an apology instead. I don't blame Antonio, but I would blame Kendra for this. The fan was shouting and Kendra wanted him to stop, he paid good money to say what he wants, so he should be able to say it as long as he doesnt yell racist or threatening comments. Whereas Kendra gets to sit wherever she wants for free. I would think it's reasonable for a fan to want to vent their frustrations by suing an athlete, and in this case, the guy clearly gave Antonio's wife a no money option by an apology, meaning the guy was more pissed than wanting of money. How else could you get back at them? Can't let them walk all over you, and in this case, the wife of an athlete. But hey, she was really bad when Antonio played for Toronto as well, so it's not the first time she's been in a conflicting situation.
