I expect the guy in the Wallace jersey and ball cap to get nailed, as well as the credentials guy.
i still can't believe they are describing what wallace did as just a shove
I expect the guy in the Wallace jersey and ball cap to get nailed, as well as the credentials guy.
Agree. The fans that instigated it should be charged as well as the players involved.
it sure is getting a lot of coverage.
I think the players should be held accountable, and I certainly think it's time for some fan accountability too. I've seen some incredible things happen in sports crowds. People think they can do anything they want after buying a ticket.
Throw the whole city, the fans, the teams, officials, the NBA and the arena in jail.
Then fine everyone a bazillion dollars each.
The problem isn't this incident, the problem is in pro sports altogether. We have, for too long, tolerated athletes who proclaim that they "aren't role models", then go out of their way to prove it. Why are we surprised?
Pro athletes, at one time, were also the very model of good sportsmanship. But, no more. Today, we have a class of over-paid, spoiled, rich millionaires whom we adore and whose only function in life is to play a game!!
Our children look up to these people and mimic their behaviors because we haven't taught them the difference between good sportsmanship and pro sports. No one should be surprised at the antics of these people.
If you want true athletes and role models, look to some of the retired players like Roger Staubach, Rolando Blackman, Emmett Johnson. These men had class on the field and were real role models for our kids off the field. Compare them with Dennis Rodman. Need I say more? Then, take a closer look at the players involved in this fracas.
Today, it's all about winning and, when they don't win, we get the spectacle of their self-indulgent tantrums. It isn't life or death, it's a game for crying out loud!!
They may not have set out in life to become role models, but talent and fortune have cast them on those roles. If these folks can't handle it, perhaps they should find another way to earn a living.
We don't need our children to have more violence in their lives. TV and video games provide more than enough.
Artest had the headband thrown at him because he grabbed Ben Wallace's crotch and called him a female dog, according to Derrick as he spoke to Rush. Rasheed Wallace held Ben back from hitting Artest and then Artest laid down on the scorer's table.