OT: Ron Artest Pulls A Cheap Shot, Gets Ejected

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April 22nd, 2012 at 5:04 PM
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OT: Ron Artest Pulls A Cheap Shot, Gets Ejected

Ron Artest just took a cheap shot at James Harden, throwing a hard elbow to Harden's head, and was ejected. This play was probably one of the dirtier plays that I've seen happen for a while. I'm guessing that Artest is gone for at least 5 games, if not more. There's no place in any sport for that type of move, just a terrible decision by Artest. Harden is fine though, and he'll still be able to play.

UPDATE: Looks like Harden is out with concussion symptoms now. Artest is an idiot.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so3TR0bcx9k

 

Jump to 1:06 if you just want to see it slowed down.

 

Update #2: GIF

 

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

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April 22nd, 2012 at 5:05 PM | Embed: (Score:2)
hart20
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Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:10 PM | Who's Ron Artest? I don't see (Score:2 Normal)
Needs
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Who's Ron Artest? I don't see anyone by that name on the Lakers' roster.

EDIT: Yikes, that's dirty. Commence all the world peace jokes you can muster.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:25 PM | And it happened on Earth Day, (Score:4 Normal)
maizenbluedevil
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And it happened on Earth Day, no less.  That's just delicious. :P

 

CJK5H

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:08 PM | I'm not even shocked, the guy (Score:3 Normal)
robbyt003
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I'm not even shocked, the guy has mental issues.  

“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:09 PM | That was an epic cheap shot. (Score:3 Normal)
swalburn
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That was an epic cheap shot.  He is looking at way more than 5 games in my opinion.

Get busy living or get busy dying.

April 22nd, 2012 at 6:51 PM | I honestly don't know if (Score:3 Normal)
MilkSteak
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I honestly don't know if he'll be allowed to play for the rest of this season. That was one of the dirtiest things I've seen in the NBA AND Harden may be out for a while. 

"I'm the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy."

 

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:09 PM | Meta World Peace (Score:5 Normal)
BawseWeeks
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That move was definitely not very peaceful.

"I thought tweeting is what birds do in the morning." --Coach Hoke

April 22nd, 2012 at 7:00 PM | Maybe he meant "whirled peas" (Score:5 Normal)
m1817
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Maybe he meant "whirled peas".

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:09 PM | I still can't believe his (Score:5 Normal)
OMG Shirtless
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I still can't believe his jersey really says "World Peace."

I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:11 PM | "World Peace" my (Score:5 Normal)
MGoBlue96
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ass.  He clearly still has mental issues.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:11 PM | That's a nasty spot to take (Score:1)
samsoccer7
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That's a nasty spot to take an elbow too.  A concussion is likely for Harden, and I wouldn't be surprised with at least 5 games for MWP.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:15 PM | Given his history and today's (Score:1)
Needs
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Given his history and today's perception of the danger of head injuries, I wouldn't be surprised if he's done for the playoffs.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:12 PM |   In a December 2009 Sporting (Score:2 Normal)
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In a December 2009 Sporting News interview, Artest admitted that he had led a "wild" lifestyle as a young player, and that he drank Hennessy cognac in the locker room at halftime when he was playing for the Chicago Bulls at the beginning of his NBA career.[45]

During his rookie season in Chicago, he was criticized for applying for a job at Circuit City in order to get an employee discount.[46][47]

He once attended a practice with the Indiana Pacers in a bath robe.[48]

Artest was suspended for three games in 2003 for destroying a TV camera at Madison Square Garden, and for four games the same year for a confrontation with Miami Heat coach Pat Riley.[47] He was also suspended for two games in the early 2004–05 season by Pacers coach Rick Carlisle after he allegedly asked for a month off because he was tired from promoting an R&B album for the groupAllure on his production label.[47]

“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler

April 22nd, 2012 at 11:01 PM | Cognac... (Score:1)
wolpherine2000
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...was a bad choice.

As a matter of fact I like beer.

April 23rd, 2012 at 8:02 AM | UMMM (Score:1)
michiganfanforlife
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you failed to mention the stupidest thing he's ever done. Stalking up into the stands in Detroit and punching a fan in the face who happened to be next to the guy who threw a beer. This single act destroyed the Pacers until this year. What a douche.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:13 PM | Suspend him for the Lakers (Score:2)
Indy Wolverine
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Suspend him for the Lakers playoff run?  Guy has a history of doing crazy shit obviously.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:13 PM | hahah at least his last (Score:2)
flysociety3
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hahah at least his last suspension yieled the beautiful Ron Artest Rap Album....

....maybe he'll be a politician after this one?

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:18 PM | Just pathetic (Score:4 Normal)
Marley Nowell
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Changing your name doesn't change who you are. That was an epic and totally uncalled for cheap shot. He should be suspended for the duration of the postures at least

"Relax you panic monger" -Megatron

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:51 PM | Maybe.... (Score:1 Normal)
langkyl
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He'll proclaim that without Jesus, none of this would be possible. Or at the very least, frequent his pyschiatrist more often.



Not so much Peace in this man's mind, although the name change was a lovely idea. Isn't this guy competing with Cromartie for the largest brood? Fine example of a father.

April 22nd, 2012 at 6:13 PM | Damn autocorrect (Score:2)
Marley Nowell
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*postseason

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April 22nd, 2012 at 5:21 PM | Don't know any ron artest u (Score:0 Overrated)
April 22nd, 2012 at 5:28 PM | Us don't talk. (Score:2 Normal)
hart20
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Us don't talk.

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:38 PM | You can see the crazy in his (Score:3 Normal)
TTT
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You can see the crazy in his eyes when he is staring at Ibaka.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:38 PM | Looks like Harden was purposefully pushing Meta's back (Score:-1 Normal)
April 22nd, 2012 at 5:38 PM | Looks like Harden was purposefully pushing Meta's back (Score:-1 Flamebait)
April 22nd, 2012 at 5:56 PM | You're wrong. (Score:2 Normal)
langkyl
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Clearly no push from the backside. In fact, Harden is retreating as Artest advances.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:38 PM | Looks like Harden was purposefully pushing Meta's back (Score:-1 Overrated)
April 22nd, 2012 at 5:38 PM | Looks like Harden was purposefully pushing Meta's back (Score:-1 Overrated)
April 22nd, 2012 at 5:42 PM | Posted 4 times and each time (Score:5 Normal)
dennisblundon
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Posted 4 times and each time is more stupid than the previous. So Harden bumps into him so he can elbow him MMA style? You must work for the Freep

April 23rd, 2012 at 10:36 AM | Oh boy, you went all (Score:2)
bleep bloop
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Oh boy, you went all Condescending Wonka right there.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:47 PM | The nba wont all the see is (Score:-1 Overrated)
April 22nd, 2012 at 5:52 PM | Bull shit (Score:5 Normal)
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Harden had already pumped into him, so Artest knew he was there and he swung anyway. If this happened on the street it would be assault. Artest is a thug, has always been a thug, and offers nothing of value to the world.

Ghosts are scary.

April 22nd, 2012 at 6:05 PM | An over the top comment (Score:5 Normal)
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An over the top comment frozen for posterity.

or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

April 22nd, 2012 at 11:06 PM | You fail to acknowledge... (Score:3 Normal)
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...Artest's enormous value as a cautionary tale.  

As a matter of fact I like beer.

April 23rd, 2012 at 10:31 AM | Listen, if Harden, or any (Score:1 Overrated)
Markovits is Great
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Listen, if Harden, or any other man, pumped into me I would be livid and swing away also.  But that's just me, toilet duck.  Basketball player formerly known as Artest is really just a liability out there comparable to Mike Tyson.  If I were in the NBA I wouldn't want to play on the same court as him.  That shit could ruin my livelihood.

Except for the other thing. That hurts the most. But the lack of respect hurts the second most.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:53 PM | You don't swing your elbow (Score:1)
Needs
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You don't swing your elbow like that, in that situation, unless its intentional.

April 22nd, 2012 at 6:34 PM |   (Score:4 Normal)
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April 22nd, 2012 at 5:53 PM | Looked to me like Harden was (Score:1)
MGoStu
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Looked to me like Harden was there and put his hands when it became clear MWP was going to run into him. But even if it happened the way you think it did, it does not justify what was done. NBA should not take that into account.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:58 PM | That's just dumb. Harden's (Score:5 Normal)
Needs
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That's just dumb. Harden's trying to get to the near side of the court to get the inbound pass. MWP has every opportunity to just slide by him. That kind of collision happens 75 times in an NBA game without anyone firing an ear-level elbow.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:41 PM | Artest is a washed-up joke. I (Score:1 Normal)
maquiladora
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Artest is a washed-up joke. I hope he gets his when all is said and done, and that deservingly involves more than a 5 game suspension.

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:50 PM | Why don't they just kick him (Score:5 Normal)
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Why don't they just kick him outta the league already?  Honestly, they guy clearly has no self-control, he's a danger to other players, and he should just be banned from playing.

April 22nd, 2012 at 7:53 PM | yes (Score:2 Normal)
blueheron
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My thoughts exactly ...

Anyone else hear the idiotic fans in the background?

"..."

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:51 PM | That should boost the NBA (Score:-1 Trolling)
April 22nd, 2012 at 5:52 PM | Anybody else flashback to (Score:3 Normal)
mGrowOld
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Anybody else flashback to Ricky Mahorn's shot to Mark Price's head way back in the day?  

 

 

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:53 PM | "Idiot" in the OP (Score:4 Normal)
wolverine1987
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is way too weak and incomplete a term for the human waste that Artest is

"Everyone gets dumped Gabe. Let me give you some advice: a little coverup on your Adams Apple will make it appear smaller. Which will make you appear less like a transvestite." 

April 22nd, 2012 at 5:56 PM | I agree. The NBA should only (Score:5 Normal)
dennisblundon
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I agree. The NBA should only let him return if he changes his name to Waste Of Sperm. That seems like a more accurate name for this fuck up.

April 22nd, 2012 at 6:03 PM | Even though this was on the (Score:1)
maquiladora
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Even though this was on the basketball court and whatnot, when does one breach the threshold between suspension and assualt?

April 22nd, 2012 at 6:06 PM | Sadly, basically never in America. (Score:0 Trolling)
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:32 AM | multiple areas. If we had (Score:0 Trolling)
April 22nd, 2012 at 6:06 PM | Disclaimer:  I am a Laker and (Score:-1 Flamebait)
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