So do you think Artest is done for the year?

[The Hammer]

My "man up" comment was to have the Kings make a decision, if they are holding him out as some form of punishment as many on this board seems to assume.

I am as you VF21, I hope that the paid time off is in the best interest of all parties. Not some veiled suspension because Artest now has created this community crisis. I do not believe this is a community crisis. This is a problem between a man and his wife and when that man is ready to go back to work, let him do so. If as an employer you do not want him back, then you must suspend or terminate him.

If you include me as part of the "many" you refer to as holding out as some form of punishment, then I would be misunderstood.

All I'm trying to do is expand the context of the debate to include the perspective of the organization that has made the decision to excuse him, that's all. Just trying to inform as to the full dynamics that might be at play, rather than having people continue to argue whether what people have done was right or wrong.