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Originally Posted by Kyle45
Suspensions
Artest-rest of season
O'Neil- 25
Jackson-30
Wallace-6
Johnson-5
others were suspended just not sure who, I heard miller got one game.
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Good.
I think that this is just and fair. The players have absolutely no business going into the stands. I don't care what any fan did to them, these players should know better. Fans and players are not equal during this situation. Were those fans idiots? Yes. Are the Pacer players fools? Absolutely. I think that it is good that Artest will lose $5 million for his foolish, idiodic reaction to a cup of ice being thrown at him.
Think twice about taking the side of the players position. They are paid an absurd amount of money to dribble a ball, bump in to other players, and put a ball through a hoop. The Pacers are ashamed, and they darn well better be. They have had chances to keep the "good guys" and they have let them go, over the years. What they have now are a core group of whiners. They should've moved Artest and kept Harrington at the end of last year.
Heck, give me $10 million a year, and you can throw cups of beer and ice on me all day long. Sheesh. These players sicken me.
This act shows what is wrong with sports. The athletes are spoiled, get too much attention, and are rewarded (with attention) for being fools. Spectators are stupid for paying gaudy prices to see this ridiculousness. In my opinion, the NBA stinks. I was a Pacers fan, but no more. The game is much better, from my spectator view at the college and high school level.
I hope Artest, Jackson and O'Neal get prosecuted. I also hope that the Palace and some idiot Detroit fans pay the price for allowing this to happen. Unfortuneately, some lawyers and these idiot fans are going to profit from this fiasco.
Andy B.
(former college and semi-pro athelete)