Suspensions of J.R. Smith, Jason Richardson Seem Insincere
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Filed under: Nuggets, Suns, NBA Police BlotterThe NBA suspended J.R. Smith for seven games, and Jason Richardson for two games, after both players recently pleaded guilty to separate driving offenses.The timing of the suspensions seems rather random -- Smith's reckless driving incident (from 2007) was resolved by the courts this past July, while Richardson served one day in jail for his DUI conviction back in December. But you knew they were coming at some point, because, well, leagues tend to suspend players who get into trouble with the law.I'm wondering, though, if the length of the suspensions doesn't seem almost ...