What else is there to investigate? Artest has a fractured jaw, a broken nose bridge, and a cracked eye socket. His entire face was almost shattered by Roger, and after the surgery, he'll have to stay in ICU for half a month. The only difference between him and Tomjanovich is that his brains didn't spill out.
Who knows, maybe it's because Artest doesn't have a brain.
But Artest should still be grateful to Roger, grateful to him for smashing Jordan's face back in 1993, so the doctors are quite experienced with this kind of surgery.
David Stern hopes to use this method to intimidate the players. He doesn't want the league's star player looking like a madman who wants to taste American blood.
But to be honest, seeing the punishment result, Roger actually breathed a sigh of relief.
This suspension will significantly impact both teams' regular-season records.
But it basically doesn't affect the playoffs.
