Kurant

Banned for life? Artest is no worse the Sprewell, or Rodman in his days. Now, this is on another level, but banned for life? I woulden't go that far. However, banned for the season, while I may not agree with such a suspension, woulden't be too far fetched. It's entirely possibly. Matter in fact, I woulden't doubt Artest gets suspended for the season.

I don't find what Wallace did all that bad. Shaq a few years ago took a swing at Brad Miller and missed, benches cleared, all he got was 3 games and 10 grand. Because Wallace pushed him and the benches cleared, has nothing to do with Artest laying on the scores table and cups start flying, and then all hell breaks loose. Wallace had nothing to do with it after the shove and the benches cleared. Overeaction to the foul or not, he had nothing to do with the fan interaction. You can't punish Wallace based on Artests and O'Neals retaliation on a bunch of crazy fuckin fans. If all that happend was the shove and bench clearing, with no fans, does Wallace still derserve such a harsh suspension? I didn't think so.

It's everyones fault involved. The Pacers players involved took it to another level by beating fans. Wrong, or right, the NBA does need to make a statement, and all of these players, deserve whatever they get. However, in no way does this justify a life-long banning. It's not drugs, or a killing, it's a fight. Shit happens.