On Nov 10, 14:42, "Marshall J. Brown" wrote:
>Can someone explain the differences between a game misconduct and
>disqualification (if there actually is one)?
 
A game misconduct means that the player sits out the rest of the game.  A game
disqualification means that the player sits out the rest of that game AND his
team's next scheduled one.  DQ penalties escalate; that is, the penalty gets
more severe if a player gets multiple DQ penalties in the same season.  I'm not
sure if the progression is the same now or not, but in recent years, the rule
has been:
 
     First DQ -- miss the next scheduled game
     Second DQ (in the same season) -- miss the next TWO scheduled games
     Third DQ -- miss the next THREE scheduled games
     etc.
 
 
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