What? 10 games? He fuckin attacked a fan, there is NO REASON AT ALL FOR HIM TO DO IT. None at all. He is a professional athlete and someone at that level should never bow to that level.
I don't see where you are getting this 10 game thing. How did Artest even know that it was that fan who threw the cup? Did he see it? No, he was laying down. He might have attacked the wrong guy, which makes it even worse.
In wrestling, some fans are just dumb and want to hurt a wrestler because "they want to see how tough the wrestler is" bullshit.
All the fan did was go onto the court and stand there. Artest then charged him and slugged him in the face. Then Jackson, I think it was Jackson, ran over and slugged that fan. Huh? Why? Because Artest attacked him, so they needed more than one of them to beat up a fan? Yeah, that makes sense.
Umm, if I ran on to the court or field, I would like to be tackled or brought down somehow. Not slugged in the face.
Artest has a bad temper and he got what he deserves. I can't stress enough how much this wasn't needed. He got his with a cup, that is it.