Reply With Quote
Well, this series is over. IMO, the Kings needed to take game 2 to make it even semi-compe ive.
Just heard on Jim Rome that the league has suspended Ron Artest (without pay) for his flagrant foul on Manu Ginobili. Don't yet have a link on the official word.
Rome stated he just received an email from the NBA office confirming the suspension.
Well, this series is over. IMO, the Kings needed to take game 2 to make it even semi-compe ive.
www.nba.com
Sacramento’s Ron Artest Suspended
NEW YORK, April 24, 2006 – Ron Artest of the Sacramento Kings has been suspended one game without pay for making forearm contact to the head of Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President Basketball Operations.
The incident occurred with 9:07 remaining in the third period of the Spurs’ 122-88 win over the visiting Kings at AT&T Center on April 22. Artest will miss Game 2 of the series, which will be played at the AT&T Center on Tuesday, April 25.
Why?
They are just trying to send a message. I didn't think the foul was bad enough for a suspension. Of course that wasn't me getting hit in the mouth.
Are you ing kidding me??!!
This is the playoffs!!
Theres gonna be some contact!
I think a fine would of been more suitable.
Wow. I'm no Ron fan, but that's pretty excessive. I figured they'd just make it a F1 and fine him to put him on notice. Maybe Stern's a Spurs fan after all.
Great, the NBA stuck to their guns, esp with this sick mofo repeat offender, and enforced the rule about no contact from neck up.
SAS knew, Sac was warned, but they took risk and signed him anyway, and lost.
Don't Worry! It's just a small bump in the road for us!
"The NBA is out to get me" comments are sure to follow.
I actually think this is a little extreme. They could have just fined him and/or issued a statement to the effect that this kind of behavior will not be tolerated in the NBA, yadda, yadda, yadda. Besides, the Kings were going to be out of the picture by the end of this week, beginning of next, anyway.
Now they're going to be loaded for bear for the first game in Sacramento. Well, at least it'll make for interesting viewing.
Why did the league have to suspend him? He's on such a short leash, I tell you. It was Manu Ginobili he hit, not Cry Allen.
I think it should have been a fine, no suspension.
I haven't gone back to look at the play again, but from what I saw, a suspension seems excessive. An upgrade to a flagrant was probably too much, but I guess with Artest there's a concern about making sure the boundaries are well-defined.
I thought the matchup between Battier and Stackhouse last night was chippier than anything that went on between Manu and Artest.
He's going to be an interesting character to watch in Game 3.
I need to see a replay of this incident because I missed it during the game. I guess Artest has no room for error anymore...he will serve as an example to the young'uns thinking about playing in the NBA...take your meds mother ers!
That is good to hear. I believe physical basketball is cool. However, when you intentionally hit another player out of revenge then that is another thing. Was the elbow hard? Maybe not. Doesn't matter though. Ron's purpose for the elbow was to hurt Manu. No doubt. Good job to the NBA.
if it was not artest it would be a fine
imo he does this crap all the time
this is the playoffs this is when everone watches basketball
they do not like players to play dirty
ron can thank the newspaper lady for this
stern read the newspaper then looked at the elbow
it is a wonder he does not get suspened for 3 games
F1 (if anything), not an F2. Bad call, NBA.
Let's see what the Queens will do, lay down or fight harder without fArtest.
i think a fine would have been suitable as well.
now that this has happened, kings are going to blame their (now inevitable) loss 100% on it. i wanted to see them get beatdown with artest playing his hardest the whole time.
Ron is, will be ETERNALLY "on notice".
The NBA did exactly The Right Thing.
I thought a fine would have been good enough, but with Artest maybe a suspension is all that will prevent an ugly brawl between both teams. Artest earned his short leash. He's obviously one fight from being thrown out of the league. I'm changing my tune and agreeing with butons on this one.
yeah no ... this destroys the game
the nba! poor artest
Its better that the NBA did this. If not who knows what Artest would of done. I see him of being capable of serious injuring one of the Spurs players.
Wow.
Unnecessary and uncalled for. Manu hit Ron just as hard (incidental contact or no).
Bad call by the NBA, and unfortunate, since this will make conspiracy theorists nuts.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
