Ron Artest

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by tharbert
Rut, you must be joking. The players will never slaughter their cash cow. I want to see how many pro games Artest plays if he sues the NBA for "allowing" the fans to engage him in a deleterious way.

Artest is going to lose $4 million dollars because of what is basically what started with the behavior of the fans. It is also clear the Artest is really not that interested in playing basketball and might want to sue to get damages to recover what he will lose.

Originally posted by tharbert
Heck, look at Artest's 11 minute interview on MSN. He looks contrite and accepting. You won't see much argument coming from him. He knows (now) that he screwed up.

You seem to want to make this about Artest. There were other players at this game. There is the NBAPA that is out there going to fight this issue. There are some labor issues that will come more to the surface over time. There is talk about a lockout and issues based on the CBA.

Originally posted by tharbert
Bottom line is that some players forgot what they were supposed to be doing out there and got caught up in themselves. In this litigious day and age, money will exchange hands and we'll move on to the poor girl now with no arms.

Money will exchange hands. It might be in ways you are not aware of. Of course there are fans that can sue, but so can players. The Pistons might have to worry about this coming from all sides.

Peace