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Originally Posted by djtestudo
Stevo22, if you are truely demanding Artest get banned, then I demand Ben Wallace get banned, because he was the ultimate start of it all when he came after Artest.
And anyone in that same situation of having taunts shouted, followed by a FULL CUP OF BEER thrown at your FACE would have acted exactly as Artest acted.
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Ben Wallace overreacted, yes. But what he did was still on the court of play. He should be punnished for it.
If Artest did not go into the stands, none of this would have happened. The players have to be above the fans in such situations, and Artest acting like nothing more than a highschool punk deserves nothing more than to be banned from the sport. Think about what would have happened had Artest only stood up and let his teammates hold him back while the offending beer thrower is pointed out and escorted out of the stands. There is NO excuse for what Artest did. Ban his punk-ass from basketball.
And claiming self-defense is complete bullshit. The beer was already thrown. no fan came onto the court to attack a player until AFTER Artest went into the stands to attack random fans. You make it sound as if beer started raining from the stands and fans flooded the court to attack the Pacers. You know thats not how it happened. If Artest never entered the stands none of this would have happened.