[Cbest24763]

I mean come on. David Stern is a good person. He handed out his suspensions and they were adequate enough. David Stern is not GOD. He cant control the actions of the NBA players. Ron Artest is his own man, he made the mistake and ran into the crowd. Yes it was wrong for him to do so but he is human. You cannot make such bold and harsh statements just because a person lost his temper after someone threw BEER on him. How about you have 5 million dollars in your hand and then have someone tell you that you cant keep it because of a human reaction. The penalty is the harshest in the history of sports.

[Pharmboy]

My comment about Stern doesn't just relate to this latest incident...he has presided over the league as it has adopted the gangsta style. The Artest incident was the culmination of his too liberal policies; he should have taken control of the league and stopped the degradation before it came to this.

Just my opinion.