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November 21, 2004
Black Eye For Indiana Pacers
(AP Photo)
Indiana Pacers' Ron Artest (above) should be ashamed of himself. He should get jailtime and he should apologize to the nation, to the NBA and to its fans.
After watching all the media coverage of the incident between the Pacers and the Pistons, it seems to me that although the media acknowledges that it was caused mainly by Ron Artest, the way they've been talking makes it sound as if they blame Detroit for being the instigators. Artest was the one who arrogantly fouled Ben Wallace--a foul that was uncalled for and unnecessary as the Pacers were winning the game; Artest was the one who charged the stands; Artest was the one who decked a few fans, and not even the one that threw the drink at him.
After hearing things like, "This is a black eye for Detroit", I can't help but be incredibly annoyed. The national media can't wait to put us down because it happened in here. They make it sound as if the entire city is to blame when it was only a handful of people. They make it sound as if we were the instigators. And while I don't condone what our fans did (throwing food and drink on Artest as he was leaving the court), I do think Artest and his teammates deserved everything they got, including Artest's suspension from the remaining season. They brought it on themselves. If anything, this is a black eye for Indiana and the Pacers.
Yes, there were fans who acted inappropriately and yes, Ben Wallace shouldn't have retaliated. But that doesn't give Artest justification for what he did. And for what he did, I strongly feel he should be ejected from the NBA, especially considering his ill-behavior previous to Friday's incident, and especially if this is what Artest needs to do to win games.
Posted by Amy at November 21, 2004 11:47 PM
Comments
I'm not much of a NBA person...but to me, the beer throwing was a bit much. What a waste of beer.
Posted by: Meat at November 22, 2004 09:02 PM
I would say close to Pontiac. :)
Posted by: mary at November 22, 2004 12:19 PM
Yeah, but it's still considered part of the greater Metro Detroit area. If you were talking to someone who wouldn't have any idea where Auburn Hills was, you'd just say it was Detroit or close to Detroit.
Posted by: Amy at November 22, 2004 11:59 AM
Auburn Hills is not even in Detroit. Not even under 25 miles!! That's silly how the ESPN guys blame on Detroiters....
Posted by: Mary at November 22, 2004 11:31 AM
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