If anyone doesn't follow sports too much, let me just preface this post with two links:
NBA Suspends 4 Players for Brawl
Video of Pistons/Pacers Riot
OK, now that you're up to speed, I really don't care if a fan threw an anvil on the guy's head, you do not run into the stands and punch some milquetoast in the face for any reason. Period. SportsCenter was very vocal about making sure that the player's didn't look like the assholes here, as you can see from the video. They made sure everyone saw that fans were "starting" with the players. But who cares? That's why they have security in the stands, to get those people who get crazy. Hell, even John Rocker didn't run into the stands when Mets fans were throwing batteries at him. And all that got thrown here were plastic water bottles and popcorn. Plus, remember these people payed to go see these overpaid brats throw a ball into a hoop; they're paying your salary. I know it doesn't excuse the fan behavior, but the least you could do is brush it off. If that one guy just let the water bottle slide, all of the actions that transpired afterward would've been avoided.
This Ben Wallace guy is some asshole, huh? The foul wasn't that bad to begin with, and this huge monster of a man shoves some guy in the throat. I guess he doesn't have that much of an incentive to act civil on the court; he is only making $55,000 dollars a game.
And then the Pacers, you little bastards. Your teammate runs into the stands to take on a fan who looked like Where's Waldo, and you have to go back him up? I really think these guys look for an excuse to fight someone. Then there is a fan on the court, and he gets decked by not one, but TWO Pacers. I mean, you're humongous, tall, muscular guys. All you'd have to do is yell BOO in the fan's direction, and he'd run away screaming. Control yourselves.
I hope they all shold be suspended for the rest of the season without pay. Maybe they'll learn to appreciate their millions, and the next time they get hit with a water bottle, they can swallow their pride knowing you'll make more money starring in a single commercial then that fan will make in his lifetime.
UPDATE: Seems that NBA Commissioner David Stern reads this website, as Ron Artest was suspended WITHOUT PAY for the rest of the season, along with other players suspended for 30+ games. I said this is what they should do no more than 18 hours before they made the announcement. I guess I'm the invisible hand that controls the NBA.
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