Tne NBA wants tp purify its image but I think they were little harsh on Artest. Wallace recieved only 6 games for starting the fight so its unfair that Artest was suspended for the entire season. The instigator should be punished equally.. Artest: averaging almost 25 pts game, best defender in the NBA...easily one of the best players of this season. O'Neal: He was due for MVP season. but its not gonna happen this year. Wallace: 6 games is nothing . Interesting piece of fact: Artest was the best defensive player last year and Wallace was the defensive player a year before that.. Ironic that the got "offensive" that day lol