[EveningStar]

Sounds more like he is saying it's just as much the fans as it is the players involved.

I personally think that the fans are equally culpable but I think the columnist is going beyond that. Read the last few paragraphs of his article.

[kx9088]

Not saying what Artest did was right but, sometimes it just boils over, adrenaline is pumping, emotions are high, poop is going to happen.