Artest benched by NBA

[BAMAPHIN 22]

Ron Artest's reputation might have caught up to him at a terrible time for the Sacramento Kings.

The NBA suspended Artest on Monday for Game 2 of the Kings' first-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs.

Stu Jackson, the league's top disciplinarian, said Artest's elbow to Manu Ginobili's head in the series opener was egregious enough to warrant another suspension for the man who missed 73 games and the playoffs last season after one of the most infamous brawls in sports history.

But after their difficult playoff task got exponentially harder, the Kings suggested Artest was punished simply for being Ron Artest, possibly the most notorious player of his generation.

"You know with Ron's questionable past, they're going to look for a way to get him," said Bonzi Wells, who will get many of Artest's defensive assignments. "Whether it's minor or major, they're going to look at it in a different way."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/basketball/nba/specials/playoffs/2006/04/24/artest.ap/index.html

 

[Roman529]

When will Artest ever learn??? :confused:

 

[Nappy Roots]

what bull. if you seen the elbow, a player should never ever be suspended a playoff game for something like that....bull****

 

[King Felix]

if throwing an elbow gets u suspended then how does shaq even play:confused:

 

[Rocky Raccoon]

what bull. if you seen the elbow, a player should never ever be suspended a playoff game for something like that....bull****

I think he did it more than once though, at least that's what I saw when they showed it on TNT before the Wizards game.

 

[MARINO1384]

if throwing an elbow gets u suspended then how does shaq even play:confused:

lol yeah players shouldn't get suspended unless it is undoubtingly intentenial. I didn't see it soo i have no clue if it was intential or not.

 

[King Felix]

i didnt see it either

 

[tucker]

it wasnt that bad