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Re: Saturday, November 20, 2004
ugly, ugly fight. i too was most upset by seeing the terrified children with tears in their eyes. what to do? under no circumstances should a player be justified in going into the stands. the player union contract with the league has to spell all of this out. security needs to be stronger, and penalties need to be much harsher for abusive fans. it’s inexcusable for players to get hit with things, but there needs to be an acknowledgement that it’s going to happen once in a blue moon. it’s typically a pride injury, and not a physical one, a drawback to the job. likewise, there needs to be “fan law” that states a significant minimum penalty for chucking beers or batteries at players’ noggins. rookies coming into the league need to know how to behave if in the same situation as artest was tonight. they need to know that the fan is going to be charged, and probably go to jail for a long time, and that if they go into the crowd, their suspension will be X number of months/years at a minimum. it’s gotta match the prospective risk of a full scale arena riot against 12 nba players. big winner: the dude in the black shirt who artest & jackson mistakenly identified as the “cup-thrower". he’s gonna collect at least 1/2 a mil. big loser: us…! it means ron artest’s new album is going to get that much more play…ugh! curtis thesportspod.com
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