Lakers forward Ron Artest was suspended one game without pay for his foul on Mavericks guard Jose Juan Barea in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals series against Dallas.
With 24.4 seconds left in the Mavericks' 93-81 win over the Lakers, Artest reached out with his right hand and grabbed Barea by the face and essentially clotheslined him. Artest was immediately ejected after picking up his second technical foul.
The foul was classified a flagrant foul 2. Artest was out of position and had to run through Odom to get to Barea, who took a minute to recover before making two free throws to seal the Mavs' victory.
Artest will miss Friday's Game 3 in Dallas, with the Mavericks leading the best-of-seven series 2-0.
Fuck Artest. I hope someone at the AAC throws a beer right into his grillmix. Nobody messes with my lil J.J. and gets away with it.
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