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Edit: I hope James Harden is okay (was cleared to play, but will not return to the game after showing more signs of a concussion and will be re-evaluated). I think he might get at least the first round of the playoffs.



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Yeah that was nasty, how many games did 'Drew get for the Dallas incident, 5 I believe? It might be similar to that.

Daaayyuumm... what are you doing Artest?

I'm gonna say at least round 1

I see Metta being back around Game 4 or 5 of the playoffs, so about 5 games.

3-5 games

Eh, now they are saying Harden can return, so I'll say 5 games max

Should be done for the season and playoffs IMO because of his past incidents.

30 games

With his history I believe 25 games. If Raffi Torre's in NHL gets suspended for 25 games for his huge hit on Hossa the 25 games sounds bout right.

he should be banned from the game of basketball. he can earn his life in the ring.

I hope today was his last game as a Laker, honestly

its kinda funny looking at it first lol, but yea thats freaking dangerous. i say at least 3-5 games

This guy is an embarrassment to the Lakers. No place for this kind of thuggery in the game.

RocketPower23 wrote:Yeah that was nasty, how many games did 'Drew get for the Dallas incident, 5 I believe? It might be similar to that.

Bynum's cheap shot for the Dallas incident happened during a play. Ron Artest's cheap shot happened during dead ball, after the play.

Ron Artest also went for Harden's head and neck, which is altogether a different level of cheap shot. It was flagrant, blatant, and shamelessly unnecessary. Bynum at least made some half-hearted attempt to make it look like a legit attempt to stop Barea.

Ron Artest also has a much worse history of violence than Bynum ever did. That definitely figures into a longer suspension.

My guess: Ron Artest will be suspended 7 games minimum. He might even be suspended indefinitely for the rest of the season, regardless of how many games the Lakers play.

just got in, crazy elbow. harden probably think twice about being such a trash talker in the future.

i think MWP is done for the season + playoffs.

I'd be happy if he only sits the first round

With his history i would be shocked if it was any less than the rest of the season at a minimum.

dockingsched wrote:just got in, crazy elbow. harden probably think twice about being such a trash talker in the future.

i think MWP is done for the season + playoffs.

thats a bit harsh dont you think? entire playoffs? I'm gonna say at least 3 games but no more than 5

dub81 wrote:3-5 games

That's pretty much what I was thinking. Would have been more if Harden was seriously hurt. Plus it wasn't a fight or a conflict type of situation, just a really, really stupid thing by MWP.