s milestone for wins tied Hall of Famer Toe Blake for 18th on the all-time list.When you start in the league youre hoping to coach 82 games. Just hoping to get through and not get fired. Ive coached a lot of good players, Babcock said. Its been enjoyable.I love it as much

LOS ANGELES -- NBA players strongly considered boycotting playoff games if Commissioner Adam Silver hadnt ruled harshly against Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. LeSean McCoy Super Bowl Jersey . Players union Vice-President Roger Mason Jr. said Tuesday he spoke to representatives from every playoff team about the possibility of boycotting the upcoming post-season games in solidarity against any ruling that didnt include a mandate for Sterling to sell the Clippers. "We didnt want to jump to conclusions, but we were prepared that if this decision came down, we were prepared to move forward that way," Mason said. "We didnt think that this was just a Clippers issue, so we didnt want to put the pressure on Chris Paul and Blake Griffin and that team. We wanted to band behind our brothers to do the right thing." The Clippers host the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, one of three playoff games on the NBA schedule. Three more are scheduled for Wednesday. Before Game 5 on Tuesday night, Clippers coach Doc Rivers said he wasnt certain his players had formally discussed a boycott. He thought the Clippers instead were just hoping for a suitable response from Silver. "I think they had the trust that there would be," Rivers said. "Im glad we dont have to find out." The Clippers and Warriors werent made available to reporters before Game 5. Mason believes every team would have embraced a boycott, and the veteran guard said Silver was made aware of the possibility of the unprecedented move by Kevin Johnson, the Sacramento mayor and former NBA player who is advising the union on the issue. "I spoke to (Warriors forward) Jermaine ONeal, and he pretty much said that their team would be on board," Mason said. During a news conference at Los Angeles City Hall, several current and former players proclaimed their support for Silvers decision. Sterling was fined $2.5 million and banned from the NBA for life for racist comments made in a recorded conversation. Silver also said he will urge the NBAs board of governors to compel Sterling to sell the Clippers. "We were very clear that anything other than Sterling selling his team was not going to be enough for us," Mason said. Mason said the players arent yet completely satisfied. They want a concrete timetable for the board governors vote necessary to force Sterling to sell his team. But Mason is confident the other NBA owners will vote to force Sterling to sell. "I know a lot of the owners personally from spending time in negotiations, and I would be shocked if it wasnt unanimous," Mason said. Daniel Sorensen Super Bowl Jersey . 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(4-3) to a pair of victories on Tuesday before 1,131 at the Maurice Richard Arena. http://www.thechiefsshoponline.com/Youth-Tanoh-Kpassagnon-Chiefs-Jersey/ . -- Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf has been suspended two games for his hit from behind on Kevan Miller of the Bruins.DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings come-from-behind effort lifted coach Mike Babcock to a new career milestone.Darren Helm and the Red Wings rallied Saturday night to top the New York Rangers 3-2 and secure Babcocks 500th victory.Helms wrist shot past Cam Talbot broke a 2-2 tie midway through the third period and capped a three-goal comeback that lifted the Red Wings to their second straight win. Jimmy Howard had 27 saves.Talbot made 31 saves for the Rangers, who lost after a four-day layoff.Detroit was shorthanded for more than five minutes late in the third after three consecutive penalties, including Kyle Quinceys 4-minute high-sticking offence, but allowed just three shots to keep the lead.That was huge. It showed a lot of character by our guys. A lot of heart, Howard said after his 13th win. We found a way. Thats all that matters.Rangers coach Alain Vigneault saw it differently.Our power play guys had the opportunity to at least tie it up and didnt get it done, he said.Kevin Klein opened the scoring and Rick Nash added his 17 goal to send New York to the first intermission with a 2-0 lead but Detroits Riley Sheahan and Luke Glendening scored a minute apart in the second to tie the score.We were in control of the game, I thought, Rangers defenceman Dan Boyle said. Then they get two goals in I dont know how many seconds.Rangers forward Carl Hagelin received a double-minor penalty early in the first for high-sticking Brendan Smiith but the Red Wings managed just a single shot during the power play. Mitchell Schwartz Super Bowl Jersey. The victory followed a familiar script for Detroit, which kept within reach of Atlantic Division leaders Tampa Bay and Montreal despite several games that featured poor starts.Weve been doing a lot of that but weve got to get better in the first period, said Glendening, a fourth-liner who scored for just the third time this season. Its going to catch up to us eventually, having to put so much energy in the second and third periods.Babcocks milestone for wins tied Hall of Famer Toe Blake for 18th on the all-time list.When you start in the league youre hoping to coach 82 games. Just hoping to get through and not get fired. Ive coached a lot of good players, Babcock said. Its been enjoyable.I love it as much and maybe more than the day I started and maybe theyll let me keep doing it.Babcock, the longest tenured coach in the NHL, led Detroit to the 2008 Stanley Cup and has guided Canada to a pair of Olympic gold medals.NotesRangers defenceman Dan Boyle returned after missing two games with an illness while forward Tanner Glass missed his fourth straight game with the mumps. ... Detroit forward Justin Abdelkader (shoulder) was scratched for the third straight night. ... Babcocks milestone win came in his 895th game behind the bench. Only Hall of Famer and former Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman (825) reached 500 victories in fewer games. ' ' '