Its still a plastic cup.

Alright...

let me heave a plastic cup full of beer at you.

And watch you stand there and take it.

yeah according to Gray, the first thrower was the guy in the white hat, who actually pulls Artest off of the kid with the glasses... at first, white hat guy is just trying to protect the other kid, but then he uses his free hand to land a few punches on Artest.

Damn if the white hat guy threw it, he was sure calm as Artest tore into the stands.

No, he doesn't have teamate to defend.

He didn't just almost get in a fight with a player on the other team.

He wasn't already riled up.

Alright...

let me heave a plastic cup full of beer at you.

And watch you stand there and take it.

 

He doesnt have a teammate to defend

He didn't just almost get in a fight with a player on the other team.

He wasn't already riled up.

 

so he shouldnt do anything if that happens

Larry Brown b****ing about the foul.

What a goof.

Come on people think?

What's gonna happen when you throw something at a player who is in the heat of a battle.

THINK!

You are honestly comparing basketball to "heat of battle?" I understand the passion these players have, but Artest won't persuade many of his innocense.

 

Artest was fuming, and he simply exploded because a plastic cup landed on him. I don't recall Rocco Baldelli jumping into the stands when Sox fans drenched him in beer.

You are honestly comparing basketball to "heat of battle?" I understand the passion these players have, but Artest won't persuade many of his innocense.

 

Artest was fuming, and he simply exploded because a plastic cup landed on him.  I don't recall Rocco Baldelli jumping into the stands when Sox fans drenched him in beer.

He just got shoved in the throat and one of the toughest guys in the league wanted to fight him.

Yeah, that's like a walk in the park.

You are honestly comparing basketball to "heat of battle?" I understand the passion these players have, but Artest won't persuade many of his innocense.

 

Artest was fuming, and he simply exploded because a plastic cup landed on him.  I don't recall Rocco Baldelli jumping into the stands when Sox fans drenched him in beer.

Everyone's afraid of us "ghetto" White Sox fans.... :rolly

For those seeking video Fark.com has a ton of it on its thread covering this.

He just got shoved in the throat and one of the toughest guys in the league wanted to fight him.

Yeah, that's like a walk in the park.

Does a scuffle between players give anyone the justification to attack a fan? What matters is Artest overreacted and physically attacked an innocent person. I'm sure he's not the first basketball player in NBA history to have a cup of beer thrown on him.

Police currently reviewing the tape.

Doesn't sound like there is anything to serious injury wise...weird.

 

They will proecute, fans players coaches, whom ever needs to be.

 

---Jim Gray

Does a scuffle between players give anyone the justification to attack a fan?  What matters is Artest overreacted and physically attacked an innocent person.  I'm sure he's not the first basketball player in NBA history to have a cup of beer thrown on him.

Say I walk up to you and throw a cup full of beer at you...

What would you do?

Say I walk up to you and throw a cup full of beer at you...

What would you do?

Tell you to get the f*** away from me. I don't immediately go charging after you to beat the s*** out of you.

Tell you to get the f*** away from me.  I don't immediately go charging after you to beat the s*** out of you.

Are you for real.

It wouldn't be your first instinct to hit me?

 

Come on dude.

Say I walk up to you and throw a cup full of beer at you...

What would you do?

Then why didnt the ref do anything when he was hit.

Are you for real.

It wouldn't be your first instinct to hit me?

 

Come on dude.

I would hit you cause you are you.

i loved how that punk Fick handled it when sox fans were pelting him with beers...

 

he was begging for more

Then why didnt the ref do anything when he was hit.

Because it came from all the way across the gym.

That and he knew no one would be trying to hit him.

 

Artest knew the person was throwing it at him.

http://www.basketballboards.net/forum/show...325#post1658325

Are you for real.

It wouldn't be your first instinct to hit me?

 

Come on dude.

I might push you, but thats about it. And besides, Ron Artest going after and assaulting an innocent fan kind of defeats the purpose of your analogy anyway. And if you think this is human nature, how come this doesn't happen everytime players have stuff thrown at them, if they did there would be incidents like this all the time.

I might push you, but thats about it.  And besides, Ron Artest going after and assaulting an innocent fan kind of defeats the purpose of your analogy anyway.  And if you think this is human nature, how come this doesn't happen everytime players have stuff thrown at them, if they did there would be incidents like this all the time.

Because a lot of the time they have no idea who threw the s***.

Also, that one fat guy is lucky JO slipped when he hit him. He still got a huge blow it, but if he hadn't slipped, damn...

Because a lot of the time they have no idea who threw the s***.

Well neither did Artest obviously cause he went after the wrong guy.

Well neither did Artest obviously cause he went after the wrong guy.

That's true, but he was in such close proximity he thought for sure it was that guy.

Most players just shake if off because they have no clue who it was.

This picture is deserving of a "OWNED" title if I've ever seen one.

This picture is deserving of a "OWNED" title if I've ever seen one.

Like I said before I almost pissed my pants when I saw that.

The dude thinks he's all tough s***, then all the sudden he realizes the guy who was standing infront of him is gone and an enraged Ron Artest is coming right for him.