I thought this was an interesting read.
Portland's Derek Anderson, the recipient of the elbow that got Artest suspended for a game, gives Artest the benefit of the doubt.
Artest hit Anderson with an elbow above his eye while fighting through a screen in the Pacers' win over the Blazers on Wednesday. Artest had to sit out Friday's loss to Sacramento.
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"I don't think he's that type of guy," Anderson told The Oregonian. "That's what I told him. I don't think he did it directly to hurt me. The way he plays, he's physical and doesn't want to get screened, and that's the way I looked at it.
"I wish he wouldn't have lost his money . . . or the game (against the Kings), because they're trying to win a championship and you don't want to see them losing for any other reasons. But I think he just needs to understand that he's got to sometimes slow down."
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Portland's Derek Anderson, the recipient of the elbow that got Artest suspended for a game, gives Artest the benefit of the doubt.
Artest hit Anderson with an elbow above his eye while fighting through a screen in the Pacers' win over the Blazers on Wednesday. Artest had to sit out Friday's loss to Sacramento.
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"I don't think he's that type of guy," Anderson told The Oregonian. "That's what I told him. I don't think he did it directly to hurt me. The way he plays, he's physical and doesn't want to get screened, and that's the way I looked at it.
"I wish he wouldn't have lost his money . . . or the game (against the Kings), because they're trying to win a championship and you don't want to see them losing for any other reasons. But I think he just needs to understand that he's got to sometimes slow down."
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