[FITZ]

Or it will help him sell his rap CD's. Now everyone --- even those who had no interest in basketball will know who Artest is. I also think it will depend on the seriousness of any injuries he caused how much trouble this actually causes him.

[ElRushbo]

It's amazing to me how evil the media is. Obviously, like in everything else they report on there is hidden agenda.

Watch the black leaders turn this into a race issue. The media can't state the obvious which is many of these players are uncontrollable and very dangerous. There will be efforts to boost security to "protect the players" Ha --I'd say to protect the fans--

There will be calls for booze to stop being sold-- there will be new rules and regulations for the fans.. but the players won't get the criticism they deserve.

Part of being a professional athlete is your ability to deal with fans professionally. Those of you who say you would have retaliated they way Artest- O'Neil- and Jackson did, ought to examine your thought process a little more closely.

The second you step foot in the stands you will be fined. No matter how upset you are-- a soda being thrown at you does not justify losing hundreds of thousands of dollars-- potentially millions

Also- an incident like this occurs under 1% of the time at professional athletic events. The athletes should know this. This isn't something they deal with on a day to day basis- Yet LOOK how they reacted?

Did you see Jackson's face when he went into the crowd?

To some of these guys fighting is natural and I know for a fact many look for reasons to fight. I have had guys get in my face for commenting on the jersey they are wearing!