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That whole thing was started by a foul committed by Ron Artest, on Ben Wallace.

 

Wallace, however, overreacted to the entire thing.

 

I think the whole thing really heated up when that fan threw the beer/soda (whatever it was) on Ron Artest.

 

I don't blame Artest for going after that guy, either.

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They shouldn't be hitting fans though. Throwing the beer was stupid but now the lawsuits are going to fall over this.

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I don't blame the Pacers for going after Artest, but when Jackson went right by him to go after the fan was also a catalyst for fans going nuts.

 

Unreal scene in Detroit.

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Fuck it, it's not PC but Artest did what most of us would do in that situation. I've got respect for the way he tried to handle it. First he gets attacked by Ben Wallace, pretty much unprovoked, then he's lying on the scorers table, waiting for things to calm down, and a fan gets up close and just absolutely nails him in the face with a cup of beer.

 

I hope Artest got some good shots in on that guy, he looked like a nerdy little faggot too.

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Yeah that was really stupid. Artest had some amount of justification but Jackson was just a moron.

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Fuck it, it's not PC but Artest did what most of us would do in that situation. I've got respect for the way he tried to handle it. First he gets attacked by Ben Wallace, pretty much unprovoked, then he's lying on the scorers table, waiting for things to calm down, and a fan gets up close and just absolutely nails him in the face with a cup of beer.

 

I hope Artest got some good shots in on that guy, he looked like a nerdy little faggot too.

If Artest didn't, Jackson certainly did. Too bad Jermaine O'Neal didn't get any of those fans throwing shit on him.

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Jackson's definately in the most trouble out of the players, he was already wound up just by Wallace's shove on Artest moreso than anyone else, after the fans started throwing things he just went nuts.

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Too bad Jermaine O'Neal didn't get any of those fans throwing shit on him.

He should have got that one that poured the drink on him just as he went under the tunnel.

 

You could see that one coming from a mile away, too.

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That was one of the craziest thing I've ever witnessed. I had the TV on mute as I was on the phone and I looked up just in time to see it.

 

There should be NO ACTION taken against any of the players. There were 4 or 5 fans, and one of them was a HUGE motherfucker throwing punches at all of them. Jackson was trying to help out Artest. And Artest had every right to go into the stands.

 

Every single player got absolutely pelted with shit on the way out. Detroit, as an organization, should be fined. The Pacers should receive no suspensions or fines, they did what anyone would do and that's protect themselves and their teammates.

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The players are absolutely at fault. You DON'T go into the stands after fans. The only time attacking a fan is justified is if he comes onto the court.

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Actually, J-O got DOUCHED with beer and peanuts and shit as they were escorting him into the tunnel. People were just lining up around the entrance to throw shit on the Pacers.

 

Jackson straight up went off, he was the most active guy in going after Wallace too. He was keyed up. Artest on the other hand looked like he was losing his mind, but also totally in control. He had that, "I'm gonna kill a motherfucker but I'm gonna chill while doing it" psychotic look :lol:

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It was funny that Croshere was the only guy not having shit thrown on him, to look from a different perspective.

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The only time attacking a fan is justified is if he comes onto the court.

And one did.

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Although i didn't see it one of the commentators was saying at least one fan ended up on the court, some of the fans involved definately should be in big trouble. One guy took a big swing from behind at Fred Jones when he was trying to break things up, luckily he missed Shaq-going-after-Brad Miller style.

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It was funny that Croshere was the only guy not having shit thrown on him, to look from a different perspective.

He got shit thrown at him too... He was just the last Pacer to leave the court. Don't play Michael Wilbon and make this into something it's not.

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Jermaine O'Neal will be punished. There was one scene they just showed where O'Neal came right by the bench after the fan in the white Piston's jersey who was jawing at Artest and punched him square in the jaw. He landed probably the best hit by any of those players. The guy got knocked down HARD and laid down for a while.

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