He was punished for hitting someone. He was punished more for hitting a fan. He was punished even more for going into the stands to reach that fan. He was punished even more for doing so in the presence of a camera and a large public audience. And he was punished even more to try to stem the anti-pampered-and-rich athlete backlash this is going to cause with the fan base.
If Artest (or Warren Moon or Jason Kidd) went into the stand and hit his wife, you'd be seeing an even stronger reaction, I think. Jerry Did Stern punish Ronnie for hitting someone? Or did he punish him for going into the stands and hitting a fan? I don't think it was for hitting someone. Players involved in domestic abuse aren't suspended. They hit someone. NBA doesn't do anything. The fines are not related to the morality of Artest's action. Jerry Johnson Web Developer Dolan Media Company ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137679 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
