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NEW YORK -- Ron Artest of the Indiana Pacers was fined $10,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for making an obscene gesture during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against Detroit.
Anthony Peeler of the Kings was fined and suspended 2 games for throwing an elbow at Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves in a playoff game a week or so ago.
Karl Malone of the Lakers is fined $7,500 and not suspended at all for intentionally throwing an elbow into the neck of a 6'1" Timberwolves guard that sent the guy to the ground gasping for air. This happened with less than 3 minutes to go in a blowout victory by the Wolves. Malone was immediately ejected from the game for the insignificant 2+ minutes left in the blowout.
So in effect...
Malone is fined a lousy $7,500 bucks for intentionally nailing a guy in the throat.
Anthony Peeler is fined and suspended 2 games for basically doing the same thing, albeit a little more flagrantly than Malone did.
Ron Artest is fined $10,000 for flipping of no one in particular after he scored and was fouled on the play. He had been getting fouled often in the game without them being called. He finally makes a basket, gets fouled again without it being called and out of frustration flips off nobody in particular as he ran back up the court.
but the NBA is not biased toward the larger market Lakers and Pistons
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NEW YORK -- Ron Artest of the Indiana Pacers was fined $10,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for making an obscene gesture during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against Detroit.
Anthony Peeler of the Kings was fined and suspended 2 games for throwing an elbow at Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves in a playoff game a week or so ago.
Karl Malone of the Lakers is fined $7,500 and not suspended at all for intentionally throwing an elbow into the neck of a 6'1" Timberwolves guard that sent the guy to the ground gasping for air. This happened with less than 3 minutes to go in a blowout victory by the Wolves. Malone was immediately ejected from the game for the insignificant 2+ minutes left in the blowout.
So in effect...
Malone is fined a lousy $7,500 bucks for intentionally nailing a guy in the throat.
Anthony Peeler is fined and suspended 2 games for basically doing the same thing, albeit a little more flagrantly than Malone did.
Ron Artest is fined $10,000 for flipping of no one in particular after he scored and was fouled on the play. He had been getting fouled often in the game without them being called. He finally makes a basket, gets fouled again without it being called and out of frustration flips off nobody in particular as he ran back up the court.
but the NBA is not biased toward the larger market Lakers and Pistons
right
When he was with Utah I really didn't pay much attention to him at least until the finals.