Artest ejected late, could be suspended
Ron Artest - G/F - Los Angeles Lakers
May 5, 2011 - 1:25 AM ET
Ron Artest had 11 points, six rebounds and three blocks before clotheslining J.J. Barea at the end of Wednesday's game, being ejected and facing a possible suspension.
Artest just won a citizenship award, but his thug move on JJB looked more like the Artest we remember from his days in Indy. The Lakers' backs are up against the wall and if Artest is suspended for Game 3 in Dallas, the Mavericks will be sitting pretty on Kobe Bryant's throne. The Lakers came back from an 0-2 deficit to beat the Spurs in recent years, but don't count on that happening again this time.
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