Recap

Ron Artest with a hard foul. Ben Wallace throws open fists to Artest's chin and neck. Refs get in between. Artest lays down on the scorer's table. Ben Wallace throws a towel at Artest. Artest sits up, but promptly lays back down. Plastic cup of beer hits Artest, so he jumps into the stands to hit the guy who did it. Stephen Jackson comes over to help Artest. Jackson and Artest both land a punch on the fan. Another fan comes behind Artest and hits him twice in the head. Artest turns around and tries to hit him. Meanwhile another fan is attacking Fred Jones. Artest is lead off the court where he remains for a few minutes. A fan approaches Artest yelling something, so Artest hits his face cleanly. Artest is pulled back, but as the fan reclaims his balance, Jermaine O'Neal connects a running punch to the fan's chin, causing that fan to fall down.

That was the major physical conflict in the entire situation. It should be noted that Ben Wallace lingered on the court longer than he should have. Also, Rasheed Wallace did the right thing in trying to separate fans and players. Rip Hamilton was shown being held back, which is ridiculous considering he has 1% body muscle.

I really think that Artest should get 5 games (all 5 for hitting fans, mostly the last encounter), Big Ben should get at least 5 games (for the attack to the neck and towel throw), O'Neal will probably get at least 3 games (the punch to the fan), Jackson will get 3 games (punches to the fans), and multiple players will get monetary fines.

I would really look for upcoming Detroit games to be dropped from programming, maybe just for a week or month. I do hope this will motivate arena owners to eliminate the first row of seats. There will be multiple arrests and lawsuits.