Artest needs to be suspended for the length of the playoffs.

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  1. jlprk

    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Back off, police staters. If you impose legal standards of behavior on sports, that's the end of sports.
     
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    'Melo was suspended 15-games for a fight a few years back.

    What Artest did was worse. Hell, hitting behind the ear or back of the head is illegal in the UFC and boxing. James could have been really hurt.

    I hope Stern doesn't buy Artest's "it was an unintentional elbow' rhetoric.
     
    Fez Hammersticks, Apr 23, 2012
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    Harden's a trash talker that constantly runs his mouth?

    mmmmmmkayyyy
     
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  4. Fez Hammersticks

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    If Harden didn't get hit OKC would have won in regulation. He was killing the Laker guards (14 pts in 13 min)
     
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    Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. The only thing I can find is Kobe talking shit to Harden from a game in February, and Harden talking back to him. Notice that it's Artest who gets the technical, though, and then he walks up to Harden after Fisher's three. Gasol comes over and stands in between Artest and Harden.

    Hmm...

    [video=youtube;FIcVUzMwkWk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIcVUzMwkWk[/video]
     
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    Of course Stern won't buy it. He isn't stupid. Stern may try to sell it though. He thinks we are.
     
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    I disagree. Criminal charges have been brought multiple times in the NHL and it has not had a negative effect on the sport, but it has reined in the behavior of the known goons.

    Artest is a multiple offender, without admission or remorse, and if the NBA gives him a soft punishment like I suspect they will, I hope Harden takes some legal action.
     
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    Didn't that have to do with Canadian law and the use of a stick? I don't think criminal charges have ever been brought up on someone in the NHL for fighting, boarding or elbowing
     
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  9. MickZagger

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    I think the elbow had something to do with how Harden was shredding the Lakers defense. He already had 14 pts in the game. The Thunder are 16-1 when Harden scores over 20 points in a game.

    Sad thing is, Artest thought he could get away with it.
     
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    I don't know but I think there have been some charges filed for cheap-shot punching during a typical hockey brawl.
    I'm not sure if the assault laws in Canada allow for easier legal action, I just want Artest to get what he deserves.
    Anyone that does that and plays dumb and innocent is a $%^& nut case and a time bomb.
     
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    I've watched a lot of OKC games, and from what I can tell he's constantly talking or doing things to try to get into other players heads, just an example:

    [video=youtube;wGzSNsPafY0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGzSNsPafY0[/video]

    I know it's part of the game, but if you play that style, eventually someone is going to respond.

    That, and Artest is insane. Harden jacked around with the wrong guy and paid for it.
     
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    I found it interesting that none of his teammates went to his aid as he lay on the floor.
     
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    From what I can tell, Harden starts in on Kobe. He's staring at him, jawing, trying to act like he's hot shit.

    Unfortunately, Kobe is nothing like MJ, because if he was he would have ripped Harden to shreds to the tune of 40 or 50.

    OKC's sense of entitlement is what really bothers me, almost all of their players act like tough guys or hot shots. And it's all a terrible act.

    People can say what they want about the Thunder, but they haven't won shit.
     
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  14. MickZagger

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    I've watched plenty of OKC too. SlyPokerDog is full of shit.
     
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    When you watch the replay of the Artest elbow, it looks like Harden is the one that initiates the contact, cutting Artest off from running back. You can see him slide into him a little bit.

    Once Artest feels him he throws the elbow (and did more damage than he intended to imo).
     
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    The thing is, he really cocks the elbow back before he throws it. There just seems like there's too much intent there when you watch it in slow motion.
     
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    Wow.

    Wow.
     
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  18. noknobs

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    All four of his teammates went over to him... :crazy:
     
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  19. MickZagger

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    lol, pretty much.
     
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    So, because someone doesn't share the same opinion as you, they are stupid?

    Got it. lol
     
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