Metta World Peace Suspended for 7 Games. Reminder: James Harden Has a Brain Injury
The NBA has suspended Ron Artest Metta World Peace for seven games for this vicious and deliberate elbow to the head of Oklahoma City’s James Harden. So Peace will sit out the regular season finale (Sacramento) and then the first six games of LA’s first round series against Denver or Dallas.
Harden? He’s got a brain injury.
Harden has a brain injury. The impact of a meaty, maniacal dude smashing his elbow into the soft spot just behind Harden’s ear jarred his brain, banging it around his skull and bruising it who knows where.
The return date of the NBA’s best sixth man is unknown. Without him, Oklahoma City won’t be able to win a title.
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April 24th, 2012 at 9:12 PM
7 games? The NBA is obviously not serious about head injuries!
April 24th, 2012 at 9:16 PM
The impact of a meaty, maniacal dude smashing his elbow into the soft spot just behind Harden’s ear jarred his brain, banging it around his skull and bruising it who knows where.
I love that precise medical jargon. I feel smarter just reading that clause.
April 24th, 2012 at 9:19 PM
The hammer comes down on World Peace!
April 24th, 2012 at 9:32 PM
Brain Injury aka Concussion
Next time maybe Harden will run back to the other end of the floor instead of trying to run into an opposing player who is not trying to steal the inbounds pass and is just celebrating a good play.
April 24th, 2012 at 9:34 PM
Sounds about right.
April 24th, 2012 at 9:35 PM
You know, I think OKC can hang tough in the Finals without Harden. They wouldn’t have depth and would have to ride the starters…wait a second…
April 24th, 2012 at 9:41 PM
That was the first time I watched that. I’m not sure if Artest shoudn’t be in jail at this point. That was pretty awful and you can kill a person with an elbow. Celebratory move my ass. 7 games? He shouldn’t play until the 2013-2014 season.
April 24th, 2012 at 9:41 PM
This sounds like Racial stereotyping. If he were White he would have gotten a slap on the wrist.
This.
April 24th, 2012 at 9:45 PM
Blame the victim. It was dirty as hell, period.
April 24th, 2012 at 9:50 PM
Whoa there TexansFan. That’s an incredible overreaction.
I think all this spewed hatred of Artest is both sad and hilarious. All I needed to see (that no one else seems to have noticed) was at about 8 seconds on the video where Artest clearly says to Serge Ibaka “What? What’d I do?!” to know that he had no fucking clue what just happened. My thoughts are that Artest needs to be a little more careful with what he’s doing, and that James Harden shouldn’t have tried to start something.
April 24th, 2012 at 9:52 PM
So the NBA doesn’t have a Stand Your Ground law? That’s fucked up. Harden was clearly asking for brain damage, even without the hoodie.
April 24th, 2012 at 9:53 PM
He was on the last relevant Rockets team and the only reason they got to the second round. I don’t hate the guy but I think it was way more than just something that should be punished with 7 games. The guy is a lunatic and he can’t keep his rage in check. We can disagree with it being criminal and him missing all of next season but I really do think 7 games is a slap in the wrist.
April 24th, 2012 at 9:55 PM
I think all this spewed hatred of Artest is both sad and hilarious. All I needed to see (that no one else seems to have noticed) was at about 8 seconds on the video where Artest clearly says to Serge Ibaka “What? What’d I do?!” to know that he had no fucking clue what just happened. My thoughts are that Artest needs to be a little more careful with what he’s doing, and that James Harden shouldn’t have tried to start something.
I guess people just see what they want to see.
April 24th, 2012 at 9:58 PM
What’s all this rage been doing since 2004?
April 24th, 2012 at 10:02 PM
The people of Oklahoma struggle with big words. Me brain hurt.
Who the fuck cares what he said. He made clear contact with him, knew a guy was right there, then wound up and threw and elbow. Amazing that he can play professional basketball but not be able to tell when his elbow contacts someones skull.
7 Games is garbage, especially given his history next year is the earliest he should see the floor, and even then he should sit for a bit.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:04 PM
I don’t want to see shit about Artest. I had no real opinion. But it pisses me off to see a bunch of people go in on a guy way too strong.
I know I saw James Harden instigate by going out of his way to run into the celebrating Artest, and I then saw Artest throw an elbow. I then saw Artest clearly say to Serge Ibaka “What? What’d I do?!” These events have allowed me to come up with a conclusion that I feel is logical and emotionless- Artest reacted to someone running into him when he was already celebrating and full of emotion, and that someone got a concussion. I think a 7 game suspension for this seems on point.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:06 PM
“What? What’d I do?!” to know that he had no fucking clue what just happened.
Ignorance is not an excuse for breaking a rule/law/wife’s cherished china plate handed down from her grandmother.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:08 PM
He would’ve known he hit something hard, especially with an elbow. Another man’s head isn’t like the torso. Intentional or not, he definitely felt his elbow hit something hard.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:08 PM
Beyond how obvious it is that Artest has no idea what just happened, I don’t know what else to tell you. I’m not Ron Artest.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:08 PM
I don’t know how many times I’ve seen plays like this in basketball after a basket where a guy like Harden looking for the inbounds pass, maybe getting in the way (I don’t see this, but since I live in LA and Laker fans won’t let this argument go I’ll include it), and a guy coming off the dunk like MWP will just bump him with his shoulder or slap his arm and keep celebrating/going up court. First time I’ve seen this play where the guy delivers an elbow not legal in the UFC.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:09 PM
Hence, a starter is suspended 7 games at a pivotal point in the season.
/deserves the chair
April 24th, 2012 at 10:09 PM
Yes or No question. Does Artest throw an elbow if Harden doesn’t run into him?
April 24th, 2012 at 10:09 PM
Chicago, ever done something wrong and then try and act like you have no idea what happened, because you don’t want to get in trouble, even when you know you did it? Teach middle school…you’ll learn quick.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:13 PM
Sure. To an authority figure.
Why would Artest say it to a player attacking him? If he’s so full of rage why not keep it going and go after Ibaka, who runs right after him?
April 24th, 2012 at 10:14 PM
Chicago -
Ok. I see you agree he should have been punished. I missed that earlier from you. Consider that my own ignorance. However, I disagree with the penalty. I think he should be suspended now and for at least as long as Harden is out. And maybe that only is seven games or less. Artest has a prior history and has messed up OKC’s immediate (play-off) plans. On the other hand, you are a cool commenter. Just disagreeing with you. No need for the anger. I suggest you focus you anger on TBL’s twitter followers.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:15 PM
He wasnt even doing that, he was chasing the play and had stopped and was basically standing there when Artest runs into him and then decides to throw a head high elbow. It was flat out dirty, absolutely no excuse can be made.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:17 PM
Chi, fair enough. But he didn’t act all innocent when Ibaka did come. History repeating itself with Ron Ron though. What do you think suspension should be?
April 24th, 2012 at 10:18 PM
Chicago, ever done something wrong and then try and act like you have no idea what happened, because you don’t want to get in trouble, even when you know you did it? Teach middle school…you’ll learn quick
This. Artest seems to have the maturity and emotional reactions of a really immature teenager. I used to teach middle school and they’d pull shit like that all the time and once caught try to pull the “what? what i’d do?” when they smack someone when they’re “not looking” or “just waving their arms”
April 24th, 2012 at 10:18 PM
What? Harden was trailing the play, moved forward after the made basket for the pass…Artest is celebrating and they bump into each other (looked inadvertent). Artest feels harden and immediately takes a full swing at him. Harden doesn’t get in his face or push/shove Artest. Hell, it doesn’t even looks like he say a word
April 24th, 2012 at 10:21 PM
KC- First off, definitely not angry with you or anything. Not to make it a love fest, but you’re a cool dude too. And I hear you, and I didn’t feel strongly about this in any way beyond making my own observation until I saw the reaction
I just feel it is very unfair to Artest. I think his recent history speaks more for him that everything that happened maybe in ’05 and before then. I stand by everything that I’ve said about it, but I do think your point about the suspension length is a sound one- making Artest be out as long as Harden is out would be a very reasonable punishment.
/my anger is always focused on TBL’s twitter followers, who dislike my favorite commenting section’s meme-filled and self righteous glory
April 24th, 2012 at 10:24 PM
God, you’re an imbecile. Go back to not commenting, please.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:25 PM
James Harden shouldn’t have tried to start something
I keep feeling like I’m missing some meme or joke for all the people saying Harden deserved it or shouldn’t have started it. I don’t come around these parts as often as I used to so maybe it’s that but from what I see this was a play that happens all the time (guy dunks, celebrates, bumps another player, keeps going) that Artest turned into a full elbow to the skull
April 24th, 2012 at 10:26 PM
I just watched again, and James Harden takes two steps to his left to make sure that he runs into Artest. I’m honestly very surprised that Harden’s intent is even being called into question in this thread.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:27 PM
What if the NBA officials got together with them, Harden admitted to intentionally being in the wrong spot, Artest admitted to his wrongdoing, everyone is very unhappy with the outcome but is happy that the palace didn’t happen again. 7 games was decided upon by officials after a long deliberation between all parties involved. Just a quick scenario.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:27 PM
And in spite of what I’ve said that it was on purpose and Harden didn’t start anything, I was thinking the suspension would be at least 5 at most 10 so I am not shocked at all by the number. No way Artest was getting shut down for a season or some indefinite time.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:28 PM
and please kill yourself junkie
April 24th, 2012 at 10:29 PM
For someone that had no care in the matter until reading some of these comments, I think I’ve pretty solidly put together some statements in a logical and reasonable manner on a)why this isn’t a play that happens all the time, and b) why it seems likely that Artest was wrong, but not intentionally malicious.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:30 PM
Nice grammar, dip-shit.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:31 PM
I just watched again, and James Harden takes two steps to his left to make sure that he runs into Artest. I’m honestly very surprised that Harden’s intent is even being called into question in this thread.
Even if I concede this, how many times have you seen two guys bump after a made basket and how many times have you seen a dude get elbowed in the head right after they bump? Artest’s reaction would seem more than a little disproportionate and honestly I don’t think Harden’s intent is relevant to the punishment (even though I don’t agree with what you think Harden’s intent was)
April 24th, 2012 at 10:31 PM
Harden shouldn’t have been in the way.
/skip bayless’d
//no really, skip bayless says Harden has some fault for getting in the way of Ron’s celebration and to not instigate contact
April 24th, 2012 at 10:31 PM
It does happen. Hell, if you’ve ever played sports everyone does this once to get under skin, but an elbow?! He nearly killed him
April 24th, 2012 at 10:33 PM
Also, what Artest tried to show the ref was him beating his chest. If that’s all he was doing than maybe Harden should have got smacked with a closed fist being thrown back and forth. Artest didn’t seem to remember to show the ref that he was also throwing full elbows at head level in this celebration
April 24th, 2012 at 10:34 PM
im not going to go back and forth with you about stupid shit. you’re just butt hurt because you’re a lakers fan. everyone else was fine.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:36 PM
I wish Skip Bayless would get hit with an Artest style elbow
April 24th, 2012 at 10:36 PM
I don’t care about his suspension. We beat OKC without him. You said he should be in jail, which makes you an idiot. It’s not that complicated.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:37 PM
I rarely see guys go out of their way to bump into a celebrating player. When that happens it usually starts one of those little “everyone acts like they’re going to fight” deals.
Artest’s reaction obviously is disproportionate. My argument lies in the intent- he did not mean to do this. Harden had a calculated intent; Artest just reacted. He didn’t aim and fire directly for the back of Harden’s head like some people are suggesting. The dude threw an elbow and the result was not a good one, and he has now been punished for reacting in the inappropriate manner that he did.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:37 PM
Wow. I give up.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:37 PM
I retract my previous comments on the matter
April 24th, 2012 at 10:37 PM
I wish Skip Bayless would get hit with an Artest style elbow
This is something I feel like no matter where we stand on anything else we can all agree.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:38 PM
What does Ron Artest say to a concussed James Harden?
Nothing, he already told him once.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:41 PM
Haha absolutely. Although in this matter it appears Skip and I agree in some way. Dammit.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:41 PM
Alright Ballz, clearly I wasn’t literally meaning kill, but my goodness. He was bringing that elbow with extra speed behind it, not just slinging.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:43 PM
Bayless should recreate it on SportScience. For accuracy purposes.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:43 PM
I rarely see guys go out of their way to bump into a celebrating player. When that happens it usually starts one of those little “everyone acts like they’re going to fight” deals.
I think we’re actually pretty close to agreeing. I see guys bump after made baskets frequently when I watch basketball (whether the guy is waiting for the inbound or as you’ve suggested stepped in the way). Typically when I’ve seen a play like this the worst is a little shove or slap on the guys back and then maybe the normal NBA “hold be back” fight.
I’m not saying Artest deserves jail time or some season long suspension. I have no problem with 7 games. Artest threw a high elbow after feeling the presence of a body and now he has to deal with the consequences. Throw a high elbow and you’re probably going to hit someone in the head.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:47 PM
Ha- it basically appears that we agree on the big picture (punishment), but disagree on the details of what occurred. I’m cool with that. I was more reacting to people just killing Artest. I think he got what he deserved.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:56 PM
Last thing- JMac, that’s a pretty ugly troll move by labeling it a brain injury in the title to make it sound worse. It’s a concussion, which is certainly serious, but come on. Brain injury sounds far worse, and you knew this. Weak, IMO.
April 24th, 2012 at 11:11 PM
Last I checked a concussion is a brain injury and very serious.
April 24th, 2012 at 11:18 PM
Last I checked a concussion is a brain injury and very serious.
Shhhhhhhhhhhh
/NFL
April 24th, 2012 at 11:27 PM
?I said all of this in my comment.
It’s just funny to me that we’re now all of a sudden not calling them concussions anymore, but “brain injuries”. When Wade concussed Kobe in the All-Star game, it was still called a concussion. When it happens every weekend in the NFL, it’s a concussion.
Ron Artest causes “brain injuries”, though.
April 24th, 2012 at 11:31 PM
The article TBL quoted and linked used the term “brain injury.” The title for the post just reflects the quote.
/no one reads the links
//no one reads the posts
///no one reads the comments
April 25th, 2012 at 12:00 AM
/no one reads the links
//no one reads the posts
///no one reads the comments
0 x 0 x 0 = low-seven figures.
GREATEST. MATH. EQUATION. EVER.
April 25th, 2012 at 7:49 AM
I was more of a fan of:
Teacher/Parent: “Why would you do something like that? Are you mad at the somebody, the school, the whole world?”
Me: “I don’t know”
April 25th, 2012 at 8:07 AM
I don’t think he says “What’d I do?” at any point. He has the crazy Ron Artest look going on, with an adopted fighting stance while Ibaka charges at him. And just based on the wind-up alone, there is no way Ron didn’t know he just elbowed someone.
The man clearly took his time in winding up his elbow.
April 25th, 2012 at 9:24 AM
My lord Lakers fans are quite the clueless bunch.
Guess you could include all of Los Angeles sports fans as well, considering Dodgers fans actually try to murder opposing fans.
April 25th, 2012 at 9:27 AM
7 games tells me Harden’s instigation in this case and previous interactions with the Lakers this season were mitigating factors in the punishment.
April 25th, 2012 at 9:33 AM
The issue with Artest is I don’t think he even knows what goes on inside his head, and I don’t think he ever has. I think in this instance seven games is fair, but we’re all stupid if we think Artest has learned any sort of lesson here
/STILL embroiled Pacers fan
April 25th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
That was the behavior of a sociopath
April 25th, 2012 at 1:30 PM
Read the Grantland history of the Malice at the Palace.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7612311/view/full/an-oral-history-malice-palace
Those of you trying to deduce Ron Artest’s motives, actions and reactions with mere logic are wasting you’re time. It would be like trying to realize the tenets of quantum physics using a toothbrush. He is oblivious to reality. Check his comments post-malice. Especially with Mark Boyle and his brother.
April 25th, 2012 at 2:42 PM
Read the Grantland history of the Malice at the Palace.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7612311/view/full/an-oral-history-malice-palace
Those of you trying to deduce Ron Artest’s motives, actions and reactions with mere logic are wasting you’re time. It would be like trying to realize the tenets of quantum physics using a toothbrush. He is oblivious to reality. Check his comments post-malice. Especially with Mark Boyle and his brother.
Fucking this.