Breaking Sports News: Ron Artest Suspended For Spurs-Kings Game 2

Life is bad for the Sacramento Kings. On Saturday, the Spurs absolutely decimated them in a 122-88 rout that was essentially over by halftime. No Spurs starter played more than 25 minutes, and San Antonio scored an amazing 73 points by halftime.

As for the suspension: after the game, The Spurs sent game tape to the NBA arguing that Ron Artest of the Kings applied illegal contact (meaning a cheap-shot elbow) to Manu Ginobili's face as 'retaliation' during the second half. Artest was called for a foul, but the Spurs felt it deserved a 'flagrant 1' status (meaning Artest would be fined $5,000). Appanently, it was even worse than that, because Stu Jackson announced minutes ago that the foul was a 'flagrant 2', meaning Artest will not be allowed to participate in tomorrow's game at AT&T Center.

It may be Monday morning, but the sun is setting on the Kings' chances of an upset. More coverage after Game 2.