Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 at 12:45 pm  |  140 responses

Metta World Peace Suspended for Sneaky Punch on Brandon Knight (VIDEO)

On Sunday in Detroit, during a scuffle, Metta World Peace sneaked in a quick, upper cut punch on Pistons guard Brandon Knight (after grabbing his neck.) The NBA suspended the Los Angeles Lakers forward for his actions. Per the team website: “The incident occurred with 1:43 remaining in the 2nd period, of the Lakers’ 98-97 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, Feb. 3 at The Palace of Auburn Hills. World Peace will serve his suspension tonight when the Lakers visit the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center.”

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  • The Philosopher

    Another reason for the nearly unprecedented greatness that only the U.S. can boast about.
    Some may foul, but, it is what it is…

  • The Philosopher

    Exactly. The product of its influences…

  • The Philosopher

    I appreciate that.
    Because, I respect many of Bill O’Reilly’s views concerning the United States.

  • pposse

    untrue, Dunan definately has his fair share of whining.

  • pposse

    I gotta give it up to MWP in a clinch he seems to be pretty nasty. Thats good boxing technique he put on the youngin. Too bad this is not boxing..this just kind of seems like MWP just put the guy in his place a little bit, just you kno chin checked him, but the form and that uppercut was good technique, I am sure a trainer would attest to that.

  • http://twitter.com/AjpDos Allen Powell

    Read my comment again. Never said the hands were clean just that everyone’s hands are dirty. And the Middle East is everyone’s baby. You are off base if you think I don’t know this country’s history or motives. I just don’t think it is that different from everyone else.

  • Happy

    And if you read the original comment and the one I posted in response, no one ever said everyone else’s hands weren’t dirty. For whatever reason you had the urge to come to the defense of the U.S war machine as if anyone was giving the rest of the West a pass. That’s not the case.

  • Happy

    That’s disturbing.

  • Happy

    There is nothing unprecedented about a euro-centric nation taking advantage of non-whites using pure hypocrisy. Read a book.

  • initbruv

    America has good proud moments in its history and shameful ones too. Reason being that politics is a human enterprise and humans are inconsistent and often sh*tty.

  • initbruv

    That was supposed to be to Happy.

  • shockexchange

    Like the Shock Exchange said earlier, MWP – a complete “____ Waste of Potential.” Now he thinks he’s one-half of the “Minnesota Wrecking Crew,” resorting to putting 180l1b PG’s in the old school head lock and throwing a sucker punch.

  • Teddy-the-Bear

    You are the f*ckin man, Happy.

  • Teddy-the-Bear

    all due respect to Allen though, he’s my dude too… but I gotta agree 100% with Happy’s arguments here.

  • Teddy-the-Bear

    Allen, here’s one major conflict: The First and Second Congolese wars. 10 million people killed and counting. This is the largest international conflict since WWII. The US most definitely plunders Africa and has replaced France and Britain as the colonizer of many of these countries. None of that excuses what the Europeans did (and are still doing), but we have to know that they work together… US imperialism and European imperialism are inseparably linked. Like I said, it’s a global system of exploitation perpetuated by the West.

    The US is now deploying troops to 35 African countries. They are carving up Africa as we speak, as evident in Libya and now Mali. Check this article out:

    http://johnpilger.com/articles/the-real-invasion-of-africa-is-not-news-and-a-licence-to-lie-is-hollywoods-gift

  • fruizm

    Wait…did you just say Mexico was a US colony?

  • Teddy-the-Bear

    Yes. What do you call California and Texas? Why is there a state called New Mexico? The US colonized a huge portion of Mexico in a brutal, disgusting invasion. And the part of Mexico that wasn’t actually physically occupied by white settlers, i.e. the actual state of Mexico, is today a US neo-colony.

  • Caboose

    Oh I agree he wasted potential. But, like many guys whose career didn’t reach its peak, said peak is often lower than the public thinks it is (Penny, Larry, Coleman, Curry, Jay Will, Washburn, Bias). Artest fits squarely in this category, as will DMC someday.

  • Caboose

    No no, he has said WAY stupider sh*t than that.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Shazz-Baric/100001487950708 Shazz Baric

    i read the political discussion below on a basketball article and realize that Ron Artest was a genius :)

  • LLC#12

    I cannot envision any measure by which the USA is the greatest country in the world. In my opinion, influence is not a measure of greatness, and the USA “achieves” little more than you would expect from a country with such a disgustingly large military spending. “no one moves until the USA makes the move first” I’m sorry but that is nothing to be proud of, the world expects the USA to “move first”. If Germany or Japan or Australia or anywhere spent more money on their military than the rest of the top 10 combined (as the USA currently does) then the world would expect them to “move first” instead. 4.7% of your GDP goes on military spending whilst your “healthcare” is only the 37th best in the world? and surely, “the greatest country in the world” could manage a quality of life ranking of better than 13th? I have a lot of respect for the USA and their role within the global community, but to claim it to be the greatest country in the world is as misguided as it is arrogant.

  • Mike From Spain

    California, Texas, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, a bit of Kansas… these were Mexico at some point in time if I am not mistaken.

  • Mike From Spain

    US is the crunch time go-to closer of international politics

  • Happy

    The U.S is Israel’s biggest enabler. That’s a fact the rest of the world will pay dearly for in the near future. I’m certain of that.

  • Happy

    LOL thanks dude. Your knowledge on here is like a breathe of fresh air.

  • z

    You make a solid point. My question is why shouldn’t we, as the “greatest nation in history” look to be better? Just bcuz everyone’s hands are dirty doesn’t mean those who claim moral authority can dirty their hands purely for personal monetary gain. That’s what we Americans often do

  • z

    And i, as usual, agree 100% with yours and thusly , happy’s as well.

  • z

    Im just surprised that an o’reilly supporter actually knows what philosophy is and doesnt think its for those liberal muslim lovin baby killin obamaites…

  • z

    God i love you for spreading knowledge so i don’t have to test my patience on some of these brainwashed morons.

  • shockexchange

    The Shock Exchange thinks you’re being a little too harsh on Artest. For that one season, and must of the prior season, he was the best player in the L. All Indiana had to do was lead Indiana to the chip and critics would see him in the same light as other champions.

  • The Philosopher

    All of those points are valid, and full of truth.
    But again, when the chips are down, the USA gets the call. Every time. Every single time.

  • The Philosopher

    Exactly…

  • The Philosopher

    And why shouldn’t the U.S. profit from disasters?
    The U.S. brings the goods in the time(s) of calamity.
    People who supply relief shouldn’t get paid?

  • The Philosopher

    It may be arrogant… and full of confidence.
    But you, as well, are repeating remnants of my argument(s).
    Not being proud of the status of the U.S. on the world stage… I disagree with you on that.
    But I respect your view(s), and your opinion(s).

  • http://twitter.com/apowellAdvocate Allen Powell II

    I agree with you Teddy. And I will acknowledge that I jumped to some conclusions with Happy and I apologize for that. His tone reminded of the smugness often exhibited by certain non-Americans and I took a shot at him without knowing all the facts. That was wrong. I stand by what I wrote about the history of the world and the hypocrisy of so many European nations casting stones, but clearly it didn’t apply to his motivations.

  • http://twitter.com/apowellAdvocate Allen Powell II

    One problem with that article is the idea that China doesn’t use violence in Africa to advance its goals. Other than that, it makes perfect sense. The United States had an early advantage over most European countries in that it didn’t have to turn to wholesale colonialism to become wealthy because it held on to slavery longer, and it just took the rest of the country from the folks who had it first, which injected natural resources. Now we’ve pretty much tapped that out and in order to create the economic growth needed to sustain the current divide between wealthy and poor, and maintain a standard of living that will keep most Americans docile, we need new resources. But it’s not “they” who do it. It’s “us.” Americans, all of us, are complicit in what’s happening. This nice Internet, our nice homes, roads and general standard of living are tied to the way this country behaves in other places. I think people like to ignore that salient fact when having this discussion. Even those people who oppose America vehemently benefit greatly from its ridiculous practices if the live in this country.

  • http://twitter.com/sooperfadeaway nbk

    This is a little too blatant tho. Stern is off his rocker

  • http://twitter.com/AjpDos Allen Powell

    The goal is to keep them off the glass so your teammate can get the board. It is not about you getting a rebound. Teams did this with Rodman.

  • http://twitter.com/Jzakoni Sanchez

    oh wow… knight looks like a child compared to him. mwp is a sack of sh*t

  • http://twitter.com/Jzakoni Sanchez

    suspend this ni66a with no pay

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