Discipline likely coming for fight

DALLAS — The NBA and its security division is investigating circumstances surrounding the Saturday-night fistfight between Jazz rookie Kirk Snyder and Dallas Mavericks veteran Jerry Stackhouse.

No monetary fines and/or suspensions were levied by the league as of Sunday, but it's believed one or both players will face disciplinary action that likely will come sometime today.

"We're trying to gather all the information," Kevin O'Connor, the Jazz's senior vice president of basketball operations, said Sunday night.

"We're working through NBA security," O'Connor added, "to see where it's at."

Stackhouse and Snyder fought roughly 30 minutes after Dallas' 88-81 victory over Utah, in an area at American Airlines Center near where the Jazz's team bus was parked.

Family members, friends of players and autograph-seeking fans were in the general area of the fight, including Stackhouse's wife.

Witnesses reportedly saw Snyder bleeding. Mavs officials, though, told the Forth Worth Star-Telegram that the 21-year-old from Utah was not injured. The Jazz on Sunday also suggested Snyder was not seriously hurt.

According to the Star-Telegram, "Stackhouse's neck was scratched during the scuffle."

"It was nothing," Stackhouse, speaking by telephone, told the Forth Worth newspaper shortly after leaving the arena on Saturday night. "Just a little thing that happened.

"I don't even want to give them (the Jazz) any mind.

We're done with them," Stackhouse added. "It's not like we're going to see them in the playoffs or anything."

Snyder could not be reached for comment.

The 24-52 Jazz, who have six games remaining in their season, returned to Utah as planned on Saturday night and did not practice Sunday morning.

They do not play again until Tuesday night in Los Angeles, against the Clippers.

Dallas did practice Sunday, and Stackhouse was prepared then to further answer reporters' questions about the fight — until Mavs officials advised otherwise.

Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan spoke Sunday about the matter with Avery Johnson, the Mavs' new coach.

Neither Sloan, who had not yet reached the bus area, nor O'Connor, who was scouting in Memphis, witnessed the fight.