May be an opportunity for the NBL to raise some profile about Stephen Jackson being a Sydney King at one time......any publicity is good publicity as they say.

remainder of the season *sigh*

That is only the start. On Sports Centre today there was talk of police charges being laid against players and spectators alike.

6 games for the Fro...Harsh!

Remainder of the season !!! The NBA did not take a backwards step and has set a good example to the rest of the NBA and the basketball community as a whole.
Today I read in the paper that the NBL is investigating an alleged head butt. Is it just me or has this season seen more incidents like this occurring around the league? Maybe it is time for the NBL to show a heavy hand&

This stuff has been going on for ages.....Steve Breheney this is Damien Keough......Don Shipway this is a front row fan.....

David Robinson ,"I know you dont feel as though you should be playing state league but we do not like it when you head butt people....have a holiday"

I am sure there is more than this just can not think at this time.

one of the ahmatt's girls husband trying to attack ray hunt as he went down the race after a game he got a hefty suspension.

scoretable has been abused after game/s and i beleive there were incidents of spectators behind visitors bench at dome throwing things.

bruce palmer kicking scoretable at apollo and causing equipment malfunction.

Any indication of Artest's trading value now????????????

I have a new idea for an EA game - NBA Fight Night Live 2006, do you think it will work.

I think Wallace only getting minimal games is a joke. It makes the NBA look like the biggest joke of all time.

His egotistical attack on Artest for what wasnt even a heavy foul started the whole incident.

Artest would not have even been fined if that Pistons fan hadn;t thrown the bottle at him. I think 15 games would have been adequate for him.....remeainder of season is harsh indeed.

Jackson should have got rest of season, if not de-registered, he went into the stands with no provocation.

Wallace wouldn't have even got 6 games if it wasn't for the stupidity of Artest, Jackson & O'neal. 6 is plenty Yogee.

Yogee - I think that the truth of the matter is that Artest wouldnt have even got fined if he didnt climb into the stands and take on a spectator. I agree that he was severely provoked but that doesnt give him licence to do whatever he feels like.
As for Wallace - I feel that for what he did his 6 games was plenty. He did not make Artest jump into the crowd - rather he pushed Artest in retaliation to a foul (albeit a rather hard push) Everyone agrees that it was uncalled for but lets just take it for face value and try to stop blaming Wallace for the whole incident
I agree whole heartedly about Jackson - there is no excuse for his actions.

*just for the record I am not a Pistons Fan - just calling it as I sees it*

Wallace started the whole fight. It was his direct action that started everything.

To be the catalyst for something as disturbing as that whole incident, and only get 6 games is ludicrous.

I dont condone what Artest did, maybe I didnt make that clear enough....but I think remainder of season was harsh.

After seeing what O'Neal did tonight (hadnt seen his sucker punch on the fan before) I think he got off damn lightly too.

It looked the fan was on the court, but on his own, possibly trying to get away from the brawl, and O Neal just comes up and clubs him.

Just think the NBA got it a bit wrong in the haste to be seen doing something.

I'm not an NBA fan of any type..well, as in I dont follow any 1 particular club, just like watching good ball...I couldnt name more than perhaps 10-15 NBA players,
so my views are purely on the image I saw from the game itself, and subsequent replays from different angles.

Wallace not only started the fire, but he fanned the flames when he threw his sweat bands (or a towel) at Artest when he was lying on the bench. Theoretically, everyone there was an adult and capable of making up their own mind and deciding on their own course of action, but it's a logical continuation of that for the fan to throw his beer. Hey, wasn't Detroit's most known player starting up a "throw stuff at Ron" event?

The suspensions are tough but realistic. Just unfortunate for the poor Pacers!

Stephen Jackson was a King? A Sydney King? Correct me if I'm wrong here, 'cause I hadn't heard this before (forgive me for not seeing a NBL game for 1000 years on TV as I don't have Foxtel).

Would love a picture to prove it if anyone's got one!

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He was averaging 15, 5 and 3 before the Malice in The Palace. Career high is 42 (vs Washington in March this year).