Artest was shoved in the face by a follow player but didn't react. Yet, when he has a drink thrown on him, he goes into the stands after a fan. That's bull$hit. And I don't know what video you saw but I saw him throwing punches at the fan he went after. He nails the kid in the black t-shirt and blue jeans. The only thing that stopped him from pummeling him was the fact that he wast grabbed from behind, and stopped.
Artest was a time bomb. He was just a matter of time before he went off. Should his past record be considered in his punishment? Damn right it should. Ever heard of three strikes? He's bad for the game of basketball and I'm glad he's gone.
KUDOS TO STERN!!!!!!
[Edited by BktBallRef on Nov 22nd, 2004 at 10:41 AM]
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