[Chances Are]

I read an article in the local newspaper this weekend about this guy and this event. It seems after he joined the Bulls, they had a doctor look at him because of his behavior. He was prescribed medication which he refused to take.

It was after this that the decision was made to dump him, because they knew he was a ticking time bomb.

The upshot is, if he takes the medication, it is doubtful he remains a 20-point, 10-rebound a game guy (or whatever his stats might be). He will not be the same player.

Artest has a long history of chippy play, and on the court is not really admired by anyone on other teams. He usually gets away with it, but trying to toss Ben Wallace into the photographers under the basket is really pushing the envelope. He's probably a bit lucky he just got the shove back from him.

CA....

[rintense]

One of the guys on H&C last night made a good point about Artest/Wallace... Artest knew he couldn't take Wallace, so he decided to beat up a fan instead. Based on what I read about Artest this weekend in the Chicago papers, it wouldn't surprise me at all.

It appalls me that some Pacer fans are defending this jackass.