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To: FITZ
Pacers battle fans in Detroit
Info on possible charges for Artest and Jackson.
692 posted on 11/20/2004 8:37:15 AM PST by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: Types_with_Fist

It wouldn't surprise me to see the beer launcher in the white cap, the guy in press credentials who hit Jones, O'Neil, Artest(for going after the wrong guy first of all), and Jackson to get charged with something.


693 posted on 11/20/2004 8:40:43 AM PST by Dan from Michigan ("...don't you fill me up with your rules, cause everybody knows that smoking ain't allowed in (bars))
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"Everything was under control until the stupid fan threw the first beer --- and what was his motivations for doing that?"

Does not matter what his motivation was. If Artest knew who he was, he should have pointed him out to security. The players do not want the job of policing fans. Artest has absolutely 0 businsss in the crowd.

BTW, Artest is a whacko. Certifiable. All NBA fans know this.

I still think those 2 guys that came onto the floor is one of the funniest moments ever in sports. I am going to go whip those 7 foot NBA guys. Yeah the bigger they are the harder they fall. Gets a nomination for a darwin award.


699 posted on 11/20/2004 8:47:13 AM PST by mirkinmuffley (Gentlemen, you can't fight in here this is the war room!)
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To: Types_with_Fist
One of the half-dozen people treated for injuries at The Palace was taken to a hospital by ambulance and another sought treatment, police said.

"At this time, we don't have any indication of major injuries, Mynsberge said.

Artest did not appear to land punches, but Jackson did. Jermaine O'Neal later struck a fan after he was hit in the head by a chair as chaos reigned at the Palace.

I guess if the injuries were pretty mild then the charges won't really amount to too much. In the end it looks like mostly a big scuffle --- a few punches and a lot of beer and chair throwing. If no one was seriously injured and only a few needed any treatment, maybe it looks way worse than it actually was. If a 290 pure muscle-man like Artest didn't land some puny guy in the hospital --- he was restraining his punches. Artest later punched a fan on the court who rushed at him and tried to land a blow.

703 posted on 11/20/2004 8:57:48 AM PST by FITZ
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