Artest suspended for Game 3 of Lakers-Mavs series

DALLAS - Lakers forward Ron Artest has been suspended from Game 3 of the second-round series against the Mavericks on Friday night for hitting Dallas guard J.J. Barea in the face with a forearm.

Los Angeles, already down 0-2, now will be playing a pivotal game without its starting small forward.

"No reaction," Artest said on Thursday in Los Angeles, before boarding a team flight to Dallas. "I'm just ready to move forward and play basketball."