Ron Artest

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From Jimgolf
Just some random thoughts on the fight:

- Ron Artest is paid several million a year to not go into the stands. The NBA has an obligation to train new players about this, not just on how to get out of paternity suits.
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Ron Artest is paid millions of dollare to PLAY BASKETBALL in the NBA. His upbringing precluded what most of us enjoyed. My parents taught me restraint and to leave my emotions on the field/court.

We applaud when some numb-nuts runs onto the football field and a linebacker flattens him. "He should have known better.", "What the hell was he doing messing around on the field?" or "What did he expect, did you see the size of the guy who hit him?"

We have all been involved in heat of the moment actions. Coaches/Players say things that they would never do otherwise. Change the action to your workplace. A couple of guys are pushing and shoving. You run up and toss a beer on one of them. What's the next scene?

I may be just a dumb baseball umpire, but I know that if I throw a beer in the face of a 6'8", 240# Neanderthal, I better have a clear shot at the exit. Yes, Artest is a goon. But you can't expect him to stand there (after scrapping for the entire game) and say, "Security, please escort that getleman from the premises. He is displaying very unsocial behavior."

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You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the mask off the ol' Lone Ranger and you don't mess around with Slim.
- Jim Croce