Originally posted by MapOfTaziFoSho: Why should the fan automatically be hit...
What if he was getting out of the stands to get away from the players...too many lines crossed. It would have been nice if someone had laid out Artest.
You don't escape a fire by running back into the flames.
Fans running onto the court were looking to join the situation, not escape it. Again, what if they have a weapon? Remember the baseball 1st base coach getting shanked by a fan? Bottom line, and I don't care if it's the cops or a player, you are probably getting your ass put on the floor if you run onto the court.
And yeah, if would have been nice if Artest got laid out. No excuse for a player to enter the stands, either. He was protecting himself from LIQUID. Let the cops handle it.
