[Gimme]

"But his retaliation for the obvious called foul, with little time left on the clock, IMHO, started the whole ruckus."

Artest obnoxiously fouled Wallace. Then the jerk laid on that table. Wallace would of been fined. He didnt start that crap the Fan tossing the cup on Artest did it and Artest being the gentlemen he is, ran up into the bleachers and started punching the wrong guy. Wallace was not in the bleachers. He didnt start it. Artest should of let security take care of the bad actions of the fan.

[b4its2late]

I know what you are saying and Artest was a bad apple to begin with if I'm understanding it right. But when Wallace went at him, whether he was right or not, everything else hinged off that. Sure, Artest laid on the table like an idiot, but he probably wouldn't have done that if Wallace hadn't gone at him for the cheap foul. I guess the cheap foul was the real kicker, but cheap fouls happen all the time, but that type of retaliation for it, justified or not, doesn't always occur.... That's all I meant.

The Pacers players are and should be punished most severely. Fans don't deserve that even for acting stupid. Wallace should be fined by sitting without pay for a couple games.