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The NBA responded to Metta World Peaces latest act of aggression with a
seven-game suspension that will lighten the Los Angeles Lakers troublemakers
wallet and playoff schedule. World Peace was suspended Tuesday for throwing a
vicious elbow at Oklahoma Citys James Harden, keeping the Lakers starting small
forward sidelined for most of the first post-season round. World Peace was
ejected from Sundays game against the Thunder for striking Harden in the head
with the back of his elbow, giving Oklahoma Citys top reserve a concussion. The
former Ron Artest claimed the blow was an accidental, overzealous celebration of
a dunk, yet even Kobe Bryant and his Lakers teammates werent defending his
inexplicable actions. “Its hard to get into a guys head and know exactly what
happened in that situation,” Bryant said. “I havent really spoken to him about
it. Youve really got to ask him.” World Peace will miss the Lakers season finale
on Thursday at Sacramento and the Lakers next six games. The playoffs open
Saturday, and Los Angeles is likely to be the Western Conferences third seed—
and Oklahoma City is locked into the No. 2 seed, meaning the clubs could meet
right after World Peaces suspension ends in the second round. He will lose
nearly US$348,000 in salary if he serves the entire suspension this year. If the
Lakers exit the playoffs swiftly, the remainder of the suspension must be served
next season. World Peace still hasnt answered media questions about his actions,
but he issued a brief statement on his website, promising to follow up with a
podcast. “I apologize to the Oklahoma City Thunder fans and the OKC
organization,” World Peace wrote on ronartest.com. “I look foward (sic) to
getting back on the floor with my teammates and competing for the Lakers fans.”
Commissioner David Stern alluded to Artests lengthy history of on-court
altercations and strange behaviour in announcing the penalty in a statement.
Although Harden appears to be recovering well, he hasnt been cleared to return
to the Thunder. “The concussion suffered by James Harden demonstrates the danger
posed by violent acts of this kind, particularly when they are directed at the
head area,” Stern said in a statement. “We remain committed to taking necessary
measures to protect the safety of NBA players, including the imposition of
appropriate penalties for players with a history of on-court altercations.”
Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said the team accepted the latest
suspension for World Peace, who has two years left on his contract with Los
Angeles. “His most recent lapse in judgment is not to be condoned or accepted,”
Kupchak said after praising World Peace as largely a model citizen with the
Lakers. “His actions could have seriously injured another player, and his
absence during this suspension will hurt our team as well,” Kupchak added.
“While we accept the leagues decision, we will be supportive of Metta and try to
help him be more professional on the court.” The suspension is the third career
ban of at least seven games for Artest, whose rap sheet might not fit on a
basketball card at this point. He got an 86-game suspension in 2004—the
longest ban for an on-court incident in NBA history—for jumping into the
stands at the Palace of Auburn Hills in the Detroit suburbs to fight fans, and
he served a seven-game suspension in 2007 for his no-contest plea on a domestic
violence charge. Even before his odd decision to change his name to promote
peace last year, he had largely rehabilitated his image during three seasons
with the Lakers, winning the NBAs top citizenship award last spring for his
charity work in mental-health awareness. Yet World Peace also slammed his
forearm into the facce of Dallas guard J. Terrell
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playoff loss to the Mavericks last season, earning a one-game post-season
suspension. World Peace levelled Harden moments after dunking over Serge Ibaka
and Kevin Durant in the second quarter of the Lakers double-overtime victory
over the Thunder. While pounding his chest with his right arm, World Peace
cocked his elbow and threw it at the back and side of Hardens head. He claimed
the elbow was completely accidental in a brief postgame statement, but later
acknowledged on Twitter that the blow “looks bad.” World Peace didnt speak to
the media after the Lakers practice Tuesday, heading to the locker room at the
moment media members entered the gym at the Lakers training complex. But Bryant
acknowledged the obvious problem for the Lakers, who lose a starter and their
defensive stopper right before the post-season. “Its an unfortunate situation,”
Bryant said. “James, from what I hear, is OK. As far as Metta goes, he has to
focus on himself, and however many games they give him, they give him. He just
has to be prepared, and when he comes back, just step right in and be ready to
go.” Bryant and the Lakers are clearly torn between supporting a teammate and
recoiling from World Peaces actions. Harden and Bryant are friends. Oklahoma
City coach Scott Brooks declined to make a significant comment about World Peace
before the Thunder hosted Sacramento on Tuesday night. Brooks didnt weigh in on
the possibility World Peace could return from suspension for a second-round
matchup with the Thunder. “Im not concerned with who we play, as long as we play
as hard as we can and play to the best of our abilities,” Brooks said. “You cant
focus on matchups. You cant focus on individual players.” Lakers coach Mike
Brown, who professed ignorance of what happened after the game, said he finally
viewed a replay and spoke with World Peace about it briefly, but said he didnt
attempt an in-depth evaluation of what World Peace was thinking. “Youre
concerned about it,” said Brown, an assistant coach with the Indiana Pacers when
Artest precipitated that infamous brawl in the stands. “Hes a starter for us,
and hes important to what we do. ... What was going through his mind, I havent
talked to him. What Metta said is he shouldnt have done it. Hes got to keep his
cool.” Brown said World Peace gave him the same explanation of the elbow as an
excited accident. “What am I supposed to do, call him a liar?” Brown asked. “He
said it was accidental. Now was it accidental or not? I dont know.” The Lakers
will be further depleted in Thursdays finale without Matt Barnes. The Sacramento
native and backup swingman is out with a sprained right ankle, but the team is
optimistic hell be back for the playoffs. With World Peace and Barnes both out,
second-year pro Devin Ebanks will get more playing time. Ebanks, who should be
fine after dropping a 55-pound weight on his hand Tuesday, played extensive
minutes against the Thunder, contributing little offensively but making two big
defensive plays in the final minute of the second overtime. Bryant realizes the
Lakers will miss World Peace, who entered perhaps the best stretch of his
up-and-down season when Bryant sat down for seven games to rest his bruised shin
earlier this month. World Peace is averaging 7.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per
game while regularly matching up against the Lakers opponents top scorer. “He
was playing extremely well,” Bryant said. “It happened. When he comes back, hes
going to be playing the same way he was playing before he left, if not better.
Hell have time off. Hell have a chance to get in even better shape. He might be
better when he comes back.” ’ ’ ’
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