The suspensions have been handed out (Updated)

[I Am The Anton]

are the pacers gonna be allowed to sign any extra players or anything? lol they only have 6 active players right now

[pappy]

are the pacers gonna be allowed to sign any extra players or anything? lol they only have 6 active players right now

they will most likely petition the NBA to see if they are allowed too.

[eS El Duque]

They attacked fans.

They should get season bans/no wages!!!

shut the fuck up...the fans were assholes.

Another reason why NHL has to come back..it'll stop those Red Wings fans from going to the piston games

[acbaylove]

I dont like the suspensions at all. I mean Ben Wallace started it all, and it wasnt necessary (it was an hard faul, but not too hard, expecially for him). He did that shit to Artest. Then he trew something against him, while he was lying on the table. He just went crazy over nothing. They had to ban him for at least 10 games. Artest's ban is ok. Even if he just reacted to a fan throwing him shit. But fuck it, he was an NBA player, he should have let security handle it. Jackson's ban is ok. J.O'Neal's one is not ok. I mean he was on the court. Sure he punched that fat Pistons fan, but he was on the court, a place where that fat Piston fag shouldnt be. The others are minor ones, so who cares. But damn, this will be great promotion for Artest's career as a rap singer.

[pappy]

artest is not releasing a rap album.  He is the EP of a female RnB group called allure.

[TobyTizzle]

Correct, BUT he is also releasing his own album. Check his ESPN interview. He said fans will be aloud to download it coz he's not in it for the money, but now without pay for 72 games, he might wanna rethink that lol

$10 says the NBA will cut it short, ala Sprewell...

[Doggystylin]

thats bullshit, that monkey wallace should get wayyyyy more than 6 games, poor artest man, give the niqqa a break

[Rampant]

ben wallace got off way to easy. Granted he didnt knock out a fan, but he is the one who started the entire thing.

[Ðøšïå]

thats bullshit, that monkey wallace should get wayyyyy more than 6 games, poor artest man, give the niqqa a break

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Wallace should get more? Why...Fights between players happen all the time in the NBA...It's not his fault that Artest is an idiot and decided to hit fans.

[E. J. Rizo]

all is just right except for jackson he should have been banned for the season as well....this is exactly the message that stern and the NBA needed to send.....

[acbaylove]

Wallace should get more? Why...Fights between players happen all the time in the NBA...It's not his fault that Artest is an idiot and decided to hit fans.

Reason 1: He said in the press news: "I didnt start it". He aint admitting he did a wrong thing who started everything.
Reason 2: After they tried to squash the fight, he trew something against Artest, and continued to diss him. Unnecessary.
Reason 3: He's supposed to be the leader of the team, the player the kids watch and take as an example. The "hero". What an example!

He deserved 10.

[acbaylove]

all is just right except for jackson he should have been banned for the season as well....this is exactly the message that stern and the NBA needed to send.....

I think they thought Jackson was just protecting a teammate. For sure it's wrong, and they gave a 30 games ban, but they understood him a little bit. Same with J.O'Neal.