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Wow. Less than 10 is unbelievable. He gets to rest for the 2nd round.
It's good to be a Laker, tbh.
Wow. Less than 10 is unbelievable. He gets to rest for the 2nd round.
God is Good.
so he can come back to play against the Thunder
Drama
It is ridiculous that it has taken this long for some feedback from Stern/The League. It is greater than five games, whoopee I guess. I hope there was a fine too,though I guess he loses money by simply not being able to play.
the Lakers will not make through the first round anyway... his season is over
I guess this is tied to Harden recovering, yet not cleared but still it didn't get serious. If not he would have get more.
Stern and the league will now be co-defendants in the lawsuit filed by the person or persons harmed by Artest's next bad act.
yup, first game back will be against Harden.
Harden's PTSD will trigger once he sees MWP
I like how Artest is now available for a pivotal Game 7 in the first round.
Quality troll job, tbh
ANY decision that Stern came up with was going to get flamed by a bunch of people. Personally, I would have been disappointed with 5. I would have cringed at 12, but seen the justice in it. And, as Mel pointed out, more than 12 would have left it open to arbitration. (I'm sure any indefinite number of games would have, also.)
I presume they will have MWP, and hopefully the entire Lakers team, on a short leash for the playoffs, even after he comes back. But - the one thing I would REALLY hate to see is for the Lakers to be struggling, and then he returns and gets to play hero. That would be a bit stomach-turning.
I noticed that they said that he was suspended for the next 7 games where he was eligible and fit to play. What's that about? Maybe they will force him to undergo a psych evaluation, and declare him unfit to play for a while. That way they could make sure he doesn't return for this post-season, and still has to sit a defined number of games for the elbow. Could they do that?
Vander with rare goods.
They have to get him back by the series with OKC. It will be huge for ratings.
From a Spurs perspective, this is good news. Artest available to rough up the Thunder is ideal.
As an NBA fan, this sets a dangerous precedence. Now it's known that even if you throw the world's hardest elbow at the head of another player, the worst that can happen to you is a two week vacation. And probably less than that since no one else has Artest's history.
Weak response from the league. It shouldn't matter who it is that got hurt, a person's career is at stake. If Harden misses significant time and OKC loses, then what are you saying to the goons in the league? Just like the law, repeat offenders should have more severe punishment. I say he should have been suspended for the rest of the year, including playoffs, and ten games into next year!
They could have suspended him for the entire playoffs since its not going to cost him money.
If you're Tina, don't provoke Ike. Fair punishment all things considered.
Ron helped bury some bodies for Stern and the NBA
But tbh this punishment seems about in line with the rest of the incidents this year like Love 'face stomping' Scola
If you're JFK, don't provoke Oswald? One guy doing his job, and the other a head case.
Stupid ing thing to say.
Lakers Versus Frickin' Lakers!
More than I expected, real talk.
Sounds about right.
They're not getting past the 2nd round with or without Ron Ron anyways.
Wouldn't be surprised if he ends Game 1 of the WCSF beating up some OKC fans in the stands.
Lakersground is going ballistic. They sincerely thought he only deserved 1 or 2 games.
omg this is fantasticLakers Versus Frickin' Lakers!
So he's going to be out for the first 2 games of next season?
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