41.   In the suit, the Players Association said it never agreed to rule calling for one-game suspensions for players leaving the bench during an altercation.

42.   In the suit, the union said it never agreed to rule calling for one-game suspensions for players leaving the bench during an altercation.

43.   JaRon Rush never left the bench.

44.   John Starks, one of the Knicks penalized for leaving the bench, set the tone earlier that evening.

45.   Kenyon Martin could not bear to look at Jason Kidd, or even leave the bench.

46.   Leaving the bench during a melee is grounds for suspension, so Patrick Ewing, Allan Houston and Larry Johnson all had to sit out a game.

47.   Leaving the bench to start or join an altercation carries a multiple-game automatic suspension.

48.   Most judges choose to leave the bench in the middle of their terms, allowing the governor to choose a replacement rather than the electorate.

49.   More likely, though, is that two, three or four will leave the bench soon.

50.   No Heat players left the bench during the incident.