A Stern Warning... Part 2 - by wongoz
Yes, that's right, i'm back... of course, it's taken a lot longer than expected to finally get back into the blogosphere, but i thought now's the right time... since there's so little happening in the sports world that really interests me.
Yup, you read that right. I've watched a few basketball highlights, including the little spat in Detroit... I've watched a few football highlights (American and European)... and well, there's no hockey to watch, and nothing else really interests me, so... what else is there?
It's pretty crappy, actually, if you ask me. The NBA seems to be enforcing its rules designed to increase scoring, as scores in the 110s and 120s are now a bit more regular... but still, aside from the soap opera that is the Vince Carter story, there's nothing really intriguing me about this season. But since I have to write something about it (see the title of this post), well, let's have a go at it.
Let me say that I agree mostly with Apollo here, about the Ron Artest suspension. I think that while it's not unreasonable to expect a multimillionaire to conduct himself in a professional manner (come on, we expect that out of bank tellers who get paid peanuts), I think a lot of the blame lies with the inadequate security at The Palace at Auburn Hills, and with the Detroit fans themselves.
It wasn't Artest who provoked the scrum with the fans. It wasn't him who started throwing things (if they were batteries or any other such thing, wouldn't that have been considered assault?). And while you might think that the customer is always right, buying a ticket doesn't entitle you to anything more than watching some athletic spectacle and voicing your pleasure or displeasure, as the case may be.
I'm not trying to condone his actions; actually, i think all NBA teams have the right to put in any sort of clause for professional conduct into the players' contracts. And those players who break that clause should be penalized as deemed appropriate.
But no one should expect physical abuse in their occupation, not you, not me, not bank tellers and certainly not Ron Artest.
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