I saw a short interview with Charles Barkley on CNN in which he seems to double talk a bit. On one hand he says that players should not go into the stands to confront fans, yet on the other hand he says that if a fan provokes them, the player should *beat the hell outta them*.
Kind of odd because at first he claimed that the fan who incited Artest swung at his face, but when the interviewer pointed out that the fan didn't swing at him and that he actually had thrown a beer at him, he stated that was still enough to warrant a sound beating from a 7 foot tall man. I suppose I should expect this from Barkley, he has his own history of violent encounters.
My thought is that it's somewhat irresponsible for him to say this things in light of the recent Brawl, and given his history of assaulting a fan who spit at him and also the fact he tossed a guy through a plate glass window a few years back, among other sordid encounters:
Dec. 21st 1991- Arrested in Milwaukee for disorderly conduct, after breaking Joseph McCarthy's nose in a bar.
July 7th 1996- Jeb Tyler files an assault complaint against Barkley over an altercation in The Basement, a Cleveland dance bar. Tyler: "He said it like three times, 'You got to leave.' I said, 'No, I'm not leaving the bar.' Then I said, 'How about you leave the bar?' As soon as I said that, he punched me in the nose."
Oct. 26th 1997- Barkley is charged with aggravated battery and resisting arrest after throwing 20-year-old man Jorge Lugo through a plate glass window in an Orlando, Florida dance club. Barkley later tells reporters: "I regret we weren't on a higher floor."
I dunno, I think some of these guys (probably because they usually get acquitted after incidents like these) think they are above the law. Some 40% of the players in the NBA today have violent criminal records. I for one do not feel that Stern was too harsh with the penalties he imposed on the players involved in the brawl the other night, however, I do think that the fans involved need to be charged as well.
Your thoughts?
Kind of odd because at first he claimed that the fan who incited Artest swung at his face, but when the interviewer pointed out that the fan didn't swing at him and that he actually had thrown a beer at him, he stated that was still enough to warrant a sound beating from a 7 foot tall man. I suppose I should expect this from Barkley, he has his own history of violent encounters.
My thought is that it's somewhat irresponsible for him to say this things in light of the recent Brawl, and given his history of assaulting a fan who spit at him and also the fact he tossed a guy through a plate glass window a few years back, among other sordid encounters:
Dec. 21st 1991- Arrested in Milwaukee for disorderly conduct, after breaking Joseph McCarthy's nose in a bar.
July 7th 1996- Jeb Tyler files an assault complaint against Barkley over an altercation in The Basement, a Cleveland dance bar. Tyler: "He said it like three times, 'You got to leave.' I said, 'No, I'm not leaving the bar.' Then I said, 'How about you leave the bar?' As soon as I said that, he punched me in the nose."
Oct. 26th 1997- Barkley is charged with aggravated battery and resisting arrest after throwing 20-year-old man Jorge Lugo through a plate glass window in an Orlando, Florida dance club. Barkley later tells reporters: "I regret we weren't on a higher floor."
I dunno, I think some of these guys (probably because they usually get acquitted after incidents like these) think they are above the law. Some 40% of the players in the NBA today have violent criminal records. I for one do not feel that Stern was too harsh with the penalties he imposed on the players involved in the brawl the other night, however, I do think that the fans involved need to be charged as well.
Your thoughts?
leave barkley alone at least he can speak his own mind and doesnt listen to people that whine.
