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Artest to play after NBA downgrades foul (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Ron Artest will play in Game 4 of Houston's Western Conference semifinal against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. The NBA ruled Saturday that Artest's hard foul on Pau Gasol late in the Lakers' 108-94 win on Friday did not merit a one-game suspension. Artest was whistled for a flagrant foul, penalty two and ejected for the hit.