I'm not a Pistons fan...I hate the Pistons..I live in Wisconsin. I hope OSU crushes Michigan tomorrow, so my Badgers have a long-shot hope at the Rose bowl.
But watch that video in post 347. You have a 22-year old kid, probably about 5-11 and 175 pounds. He has two NBA players, both 6'-7" and 230 pounds coming up into the stands to beat the crap out of him.
That would tend to cause many fans in the stands to go over the top. I'm not condoning the rowdy fans who tossed stuff and rushed the court. And for those fans that came on the court, they got what they deserved and should be fined and arrested.
But Ron Artest is a player who has a long, long history of mental instability. About two years ago, he went after a cameraman during a game, and destroyed a $100,000 Hi-Def camera the TV crew was using.
Read this article on Artest's violent history:
http://www.redmen.com/article295.html
At some point, David Stern has to realize that having someone like Artest in his league is a huge problem. If it isn't apparent now, it never will be. Artest has to go.
Artest doesn't have to go, I don't think. If you were at a football game and someone threw beer at you, I don't think you'd overlook it.
I will say that Artest does have issues, but it's usually with his rough play, not with this kind of issue. A Pitcher went into the stands to retrieve a hat and got into a fight. I submit that this is just bad timing for Artest, but it has nothing to do with "artest" just that someone threw a beer at his face when he was trying to stay away from the 'fight' oncourt.
Boston Bruins got into a fight with Rangers fans in 79(As mentioned here)
BTW, I like the Pistons MORE than I like the Pacers and I'm a MICHIGAN fan and my dad was a Pistons fan and from Michigan.
Just so you know :)
Screw Wisconsin, Go Blue! You know the Badgers don't deserve anything, they couldn't beat State, you think they'd beat Michael Hart, Edwards and Henne and SHazor? LOL
I'm sitting here watching the replay of ESPN and they are blaming the Fans and not the players
Yes it was wrong for a fan to through a cup .. but this dude lost his cool and started swinging at the first person he saw
And then when he gets back on the court .. sucker punches the first guy he sees on the court