Basketbrawl–who’s the alcoholic?
Roughly 80% of what's "news" wouldn't be were it not for alcohol or other drug addicts. So, whenever I hear a news story, I ask, "who's the addict?"
In the case of the recent NBA rumble, I first looked to Ron Artest. He clearly overreacted to the beer tossing incident and he's been required to attend anger management classes. This indicates alcohol or other drug addiction, even if he wasn't high at the time. The fact that he reportedly is a "nice guy" does not innoculate him from alcoholism; quite the contrary, the Jekyll and Hyde aspect to the overall behaviors supports the idea. However, so far, I can find nothing concrete on his drinking or using behaviors.
On the other ...