I can't believe we're still talking about this.
Yes, Melo made a mistake. He admitted it the next day and apologized to his team. He even talked to Jordan about it for advice.
He's a 19 year old rookie people and it was a regular season game. Pippen pulled his stunt in the playoffs when he was 28 and had been in the league for 7 years. I don't think that's a fair comparison.
Melo is back to leading the Nuggs on a playoff charge... so let's move on. Oh yeah, and he scored a career high 41 in their victory tonight.
Unfortunately, I do agree that this event probably cost Melo the ROY race after the media blew it out of proportion...