Pacers–Pistons brawl
The Pacers–Pistons brawl was a violent fight. It took place at a National Basketball Association (NBA) game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons on November 19, 2004.[1] It happened at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The Associated Press called it "the most infamous brawl in NBA history."[2] The media called it "the worst night in NBA history."
With 45.9 seconds left in the game, Pistons center Ben Wallace went up for a layup. He was fouled by Pacers small forward Ron Artest. Wallace was mad for being fouled when the game had been already decided. He pushed Artest. A fight took place on the court between several players. When the fight was broken up, a fan threw a drink at Artest while he was lying on the scorer's table. Artest then went after the fan. That caused a massive fight between players and spectators. The fight went from the seats to the court. It lasted several minutes.
After the game, the NBA didn't allow nine NBA players a total of 146 games. That led to $11 million in salaries being lost by the players.[3]
Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal, Ben Wallace and Stephen Jackson were taken from NBA basketball playing for a time on November 20, 2004.[4]
Artest was taken from NBA basketball playing for the rest of the 2004–05 season. He lost almost $5 million in salary. Jermaine O'Neal also lost more than $4 million for his part in the fights. The players who were removed lost a total of $11 million in salary.[5]
References
change- ↑ "The Brawl: Were Lessons Learned". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Top 10 List of Worst NBA Fights and Cheap Shots". Web Archive. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "The Malice at the Palace". Grantland. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Artest, O'Neal, Jackson, Wallace on Hook". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Suspensions Without Pay". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2019.