The Bad Boy

It looks like Bill Laimbeer has gotten himself in trouble again/drawn attention to himself. Phil Erwin at Fox Sports North posted from the following link:

"I was a little disappointed when they left Maya Moore in the game to try and get player of the week again when the game was out of control," said Laimbeer, who spent 14 seasons in the NBA and earned a pair of championship rings. "She should get hurt for that."

My understanding is that Cheryl Reeve's comment is basically "no comment".

What will be more interesting is whether or not the WNBA will act.   Given the fact that WNBA is negatively affected by injuries every year - Laimbeer himself can attest to that - for a coach to even imply that another player should be injured is over the top, even for Laimbeer.

So what's the WNBA going to do?  Is Laurel Richie actually going to fine Laimbeer for his remarks - and is the fine going to be one of those unpublicized things where no one knows whether as much as a discouraging word took place?  I don't think it can really be the latter, the WNBA has to say something even if it's a "we're dealing with this behind closed doors".

For there to be no official statement - even if the statement is only "we're aware of it and are looking into it" - would imply that the WNBA is just going to ignore it and hope it goes away.  That's something that the WNBA can't afford to do.  Yes, Laimbeer is a great coach but you can't just let him make veiled threats, even in jest.  The WNBA needs to let fans know that it's going to do something, even if it's just a phone call saying "don't do that again."