[MrBallroom]

Just one more person's take on this... let me know how you feel about what clearly appears to be a growing problem in the sports arena.

[Numbers Guy]

the first lawsuits - most notably against Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest - are being filed in Oakland County (Michigan) Court

It's (Geoffrey) FEIGER TIME!!!!

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

We never brawled????

[DirtyHarryY2K]

let me know how you feel about what clearly appears to be a growing problem in the sports arena.

The problem is the "nosebleed section" is getting closer to the field of play! ;^)

[abc1]

Society has for too long put up with these defects because, well they their talented. Just because they can run, jump, sing, dance or whatever they do to entertain the masses, they are given a pass, after pass after pass.

No organization seems to have the fortitude to offload this overhead because they are afraid they might miss out on a winning season without these idiots.

Of course after these guys retire, the teams seem to find another superstar or the talent managers find another super singer dancer or whatever.

So, why don't these people in charge of hiring get rid of these defectives and just move onto the talent they need that is already there, waiting to be hired.

The message to the professional problem children needs to be that they are replaceable and are not guaranteed a job in spite of bad behavior.

I cannot wait for the day when professional sports can be off shored.

[Robert DeLong]

I for the life of me cannot see why this is breaking news.

[Old Phone Man]

I'm a 68 year old guy who loves basketball....I have the NBA ticket on direct TV...I say that the suspension of Ron Artest is correct, there should be a clause in there that says if he has another outburst, even like just kicking the ball after a foul call he should be kicked out of basketball forever..

The guy is a cheapshot artist, plus he's nuts too..I bet that a lot of players are glad the bum is off the court for a year, too.

The answer to all this mayhem in the NBA is to bring in more players from Europe and other countries...They play TEAM basketball and can win in the NBA!

[TexasCajun]

The team management, including Larry Bird are sticking with their Gansta Basketbrawler!

And of course, the Player's Union is all upset about the harsh treatment of their "Boy".