[Smogger]

That was because of Artest actions attacking fans.

Well gee whiz. I guess the that justifies all the bottle, chair, and ice hurling I saw and the punches I saw thrown by fans. It was all self defense.

And here I thought they were just being sore losers after their team got their asses handed to them on nationaly TV.

[wardaddy]

Smogger...lol....you should be on retainer for the NBA.

Kobe owes you bigtime.

[mirkinmuffley]

BTW, I have been watching basketball for more than 30 years. Have seen thousands of games. I have seen one...one... player lay on the scorers table. Some of you act like someone lying on the scorers table during the game is normal. It was a statement of I am in control and will do as I wish. It really angered the fans.

Not defending the fans but Artest was way over the top.

[SouthTexas]

You are skewing the sequence of events here. Artest, and others, went into the stands before any of these were thrown.