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2. Ron wasn't just "keeping his cool". He was being a smartass. He was laying on the announcers table to piss Ben off. He also put on an announcers headset and started talking, then continued to lay down.
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Yeah, and Wallace should have ignored Ron's smartass antics. Ron was not the one physically attacking Wallace, Wallace was physically attacking Ron. You say it's because Wallace was mad, well, so was Artest after being shoved for a typical foul (a little harder than usual? Sure. But a reason to start a fight with a few seconds left? No.).
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3. He went after THE WRONG FAN. The moron that threw the cup did not get hit by Artest. It isn't like he saw the fan then went after him, he got hit by a cup, ran in the general direction, tackled a guy and asked him if he did it while hitting him. You say to stay in your seat, and not throw stuff, well, there were quite a few fans who did just that and were still hit/attacked.
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Is it a fact that the fan Artest charged at was not the one who threw the cup? Do they have proof of who threw the cup? If they do, can you please send me a link, I didn't really follow it after the initial incident.
All the fans I saw get hit were NOT staying in their seats being coopertive. The old moron in the stands was punching Artest from behind, then Artest turned around and hit him back. The two fat idiots on the court were asking to get hit just by being on the court where they don't belong. And the rest of the fans who got hit were splashing their drinks at the Indi players.
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4. THERE IS NO REASON TO GO INTO THE STANDS. NONE.
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There is also no reason to push someone violently for fouling you.
I will agree, he shouldn't have gone into the stands, but at the same time, I don't blame him for getting pissed. I'm sure most players would have done the same thing. He was already heated from Wallace's idiotic action, and the cup thrown at him pushed him over the edge. Just like you say Ben got angry, so did Ron.
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5. Everyone involved in that incident can share the blame. Ben shouldn't have overreacted, Ron shouldn't have charged into the stands/overreacted to a cup being thrown, the fans shouldn't have been retards, etc etc etc. Trying to place blame on just one party is ignorant of the entire situation.
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Suspending Ron for the season whereas Wallace only got 6 games is ridiculous. If you want to put the blame in order, it should be 1. Wallace 2. Fans 3. Artest
You won't agree, but that is how I see it.
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6. "Being in the heat of the moment" is not an excuse for anything. Not a DAMN thing. Athletes have things thrown at them all the time (not that i'm justifying it). When they sign a contract, they are expected to uphold themselves in a civil manner, and when they don't they get suspended. Ron's life wasn't in danger. I bet the cup didn't even hurt. He just lost it, and should be punished and should take part of the blame.
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It's not an excuse, but to be fair, he is still human and any normal human would get upset if they have shit thrown at them. I'm not justifying his actions, but I do understand it.