Antonio Davis, while not Ron Artest, should be made into an example for the future.

Antonio Davis a forward for the New York Knicks went into the stands on Wednesday night to help his wife, Kendra, who to him appeared to be in distress. There are many reports as to what led to this incident. Some fans have said that a drunken fan had been yelling derogatory things about Davis all night and his wife asked him to refrain because she was there with kids and just wanted to enjoy the game. The fan then got into an argument with her and it got out of hand.

Another report has Kendra Davis yelling and standing during the game and a fan asked her to sit down so he could enjoy the game. She said no, the fan cussed her, and then she started standing directly in front of the fan to be a bit of a witch with a b. Whatever the case, the two of them got into a heated situation and Antonio Davis saw the trouble and went into the stands to help his wife or perhaps to help calm his wife down.

I am not sure what happened, but I do know that Antonio Davis should be suspended and should be suspended for more than just a couple of games. I realize that this is a totally different situation than that of Ron Artest in Detroit, but because of that situation, you have to come down hard on anyone who goes into the stands.

Davis did not appear to go into the stands for any other reason but to protect his wife or perhaps, to protect the fan from his wife. I do believe that because of this he should be shown some leniency. Davis should not be suspended for 60 games or 30 games like Artest and Stephen Jackson, but I would expect 10 to 15 games and I believe that is more than enough to get the message across. The message is under no circumstances should a player go into the stands.

I understand what Davis did and many of us would have done the same thing, but being on a rival team, going into a visiting crowd, and alcohol mixing in the crowd could have led to a much worse outcome than occurred. I believe that much like Artest was made into an example; Davis also needs to be made into an example so that no player will think of going into the stands.