on wallace, he still punched other pacers players, and y would he do anything with the crowd? they root for him...
still, wallace is what sparked EVERYTHING. if he didnt react as bad as he did, nothing that bad wouldve happened.
the fact that after he pushed artest, he still mouthed off repeatedly and repeatedly and drew attention to everything. he had to be held back from completely killing him.
he overreacted, plain and simple. it wasnt that hard of a foul. go to the line, take your to shots, and move on.