This is On-Topic. This affects the entire NBA, the Knicks (a team that has received infamous suspensions), and the future of the games and areas. What do you think the NBA going to do? I believe that if the NBA were to do anything to Ron Artest or any players for actions after the beer was thrown, I would take the following action as a player: 1) Sue the NBA, Pistons, contracted NBA-mandated and selected security company for poor arena management 2) Sue the fans that assaulted him (especially from behind) I personally thin the NBA should not take any action against Artest - what the fans did is unexcusable. Ron had every right, every single right to defend himself, especially after being hit with a projectile (who cares if it was a plastic cup - as someone who works in the largest and top trauma emergency center in the country, a projectile of any nature can potentially be lethal - and who knows what the next projectile might have been? look at the girl in boston who got hit in the eye with the pepperspray during the world series and DIED). The league has no jurisdiction to penalize a player for legal matters pertaining to self-defense, on or off the court. What would the league do if this exact same scenario had happenned replacing LeBron with Artest, and LeBron had reacted in the same fashion? The Question: What do you think the NBA going to do? I think that the NBA is going to suspend and fine players for all actions that took place, which again, is unwarranted. As for the actions that took place during the game, Artest did not deliver a hard foul to Wallace (as shown on camera, that was not a flagrant).