I get a kick out of you people saying, "players need to defend themselves"
FROM WHAT-- you have been suckeredd by the loosers at ESPN..
Artest is like 250 pounds of solid muscle.. even if a diet Coke was thrown at him -- is he in danger? Is he being threatened? Hell no..
Yes, the fans were WAY out of line- but in no way were the players fearing for their lives or SAFTY in any manner... Give me a break!!!
Don;t buy the "self-defense" argument. It makes NO SENSE!
Whatever. I don;t care how much money they make. Their not getting paid to let drunken fans throw crap at them. People were throwing chairs, bottles, and ice.
Personally I am not gonna get blinded because some clown wanted to thow something at me. I would have retaliated. So would a lot of people.
Don't pull on Superman's cape! I thought the fan kind of asked for it --- what was he doing throwing beer at Artest? Did the wimp think Artest should just have to take it? Did he not know anything about Artest?
Right on, ERB! Right on!