From the time Kenyon Martin cleaned Karl Malone's clock Saturday night, it seemed likely some sort of suspension and/or fine was in store.
     
Opinions on the violent play in the final two minutes of the Jazz's 104-90 victory over the New Jersey Nets, however, really did run the gamut.
     
Malone himself had no firm thoughts regarding what punishment he felt the NBA should impose on Martin, who clotheslined him with what looked like a swing directed at the head as the fast-breaking Malone elevated for a late-game layup.
     
Malone did, though share what sort of suspension he figured he'd be facing had he been the guilty party.
     
"Probably four or five games, at least," said Malone, who fell hard to the floor front-first, but rose uninjured after several scary moments.
     
Nets teammates defended Martin, who essentially had no comment after getting ejected for committing a type-2 flagrant foul.
     
"Kenyon tried to swipe at the ball, and he hit Karl in the head," Jason Kidd said. "I think he was trying to make a play on the ball, and Karl was going to the basket. He wasn't trying to hurt Karl."