Nba Throws the Record Book at Brawlers ; Stern Suspends Artest for Remainder of Season
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › November 22, 2004
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NEW YORK - The look on NBA Commissioner David Stern's face mirrored his last name Sunday night as he walked briskly into the Madison Square Garden rotunda to lay down his version of the law less than 48 hours after Friday's Pistons-Pacers melee.
Calling the episode at the Palace of Auburn Hills in suburban Detroit "the worst one I've ever seen in the NBA, period" during his more than two decades as commissioner and Pacer forward Ron Artest's actions "unforgivable," he imposed penalties that also mirrored his name.See the full content of this document
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Nba Throws the Record Book at Brawlers ; Stern Suspends Artest for Remainder of Season
He suspended Artest, the troubled and often-suspended St. John's product, for the rest of the season, calling the decision "unanimous - 1-0." If upheld - and Players Association Executive Director Billy Hunter vowed to appeal it Sunday - Artest's penalt...
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