[msn4med1975]

He's not been in fights with fans before now. He's had a few pretty outrageous blowups before. The most recent and stupid was him destroying a tv camera after they lost a game to the Knicks. I think he was fined, suspended and had to pay for the cost of the tv equipment. If I can find the article, I'll at least post the link to it cause it describes all of his past issues.

ETA: Artest was benched for two games this month for asking Pacers coach Rick Carlisle for time off because of a busy schedule that included promoting a rap album.

Artest was suspended twice by the NBA last season, once for leaving the bench during a fracas at a Pacers-Celtics playoff game; the other for elbowing Portland's Derek Anderson. During the 2002-03 season, Artest was suspended five times by the NBA and once by the Pacers for a total of 12 games.

Artest also once grabbed a television camera and smashed it to the ground after a loss to the Knicks two years ago.