Pacers & Pistons brawl with fans

lol for real there first?

maybe it shud happen to them more?

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Originally posted by G-man

regardless, however, of all the suspensions of the Pacers... and not even mentioning that half of the starters were already out for injuries before the season even got started...

The Pacers are still in 1st place in the Eastern Conference!!!

dude like i said, send the current Pacer team to the 2008 Beijing and they'll bring back gold

pity it wont happen

but they prolly would win.

wats the tallest person in the NBA?

artest now has time to promote his album

Originally posted by ayaknow
artest now has time to promote his album

haha n thats wut he wanted right?

The guy that cleans our carpets was at this game about 10 rows up from all the fighting, he said that the guy that got hit by Artes and the guy that though the beer weren't one and the same it was an old man right in front of Barry (his name) that he kinda lofted the beer with persision accuracy, right into his lap. Artes goes after the first person he see's kind of like a child getting mad at someone because they're getting laughed at this guy's a loser in every meaning of the word. Not to say Wallace or ant of the Pistons involved were right but these guys are atheletes going after the eveyday guy thats like a heavy weight going after one of their fans, these people are conditioned for sports.

John Green, one of those banned, is accused of tossing the cup that hit Ron Artest. (AP)


theres our suspect

this **** was tight

i'm lovin this new DJ Kay Slay album cover

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Indiana Pacers star Stephen Jackson looked up in the stands and shook his head at fans fighting each other.

``When I saw that, I said, 'Hurry up and get this game over with and let's get out of here,''' Jackson said.

After the start was delayed for 1 hour, 25 minutes because of a telephoned threat that there was a bomb in Indiana's locker room, Austin Croshere scored 15 points and Reggie Miller had 14 to lead the Pacers to a 94-81 victory Friday night.

Miller said it was a disturbing situation, and he lashed out at the NBA and commissioner David Stern, who came down hard on the Pacers for brawling with fans the last time they played in suburban Detroit.

``The league ought to be ashamed of themselves to let security be as lax as it is around here,'' Miller said. ``We're always going to get the brunt of it as players, especially this year for this organization.

``David Stern has to take a hard look in the mirror every morning when he wakes up on his decision, the way he penalized us and the way he penalized the Pistons.''

Auburn Hills chief of police Doreen Olko said The Palace -- the site of the melee between the teams four months ago -- received a call about an hour before the scheduled start with a very specific threat that there was a bomb in the locker room.

The room had been searched in the morning with dogs, and was searched again later in the afternoon. At no point was anything found, and the building was not evacuated. Security was posted outside the door at all times.

``Nothing was found,'' Olko said. ``We are completely confident that the Pacers' locker room and that this entire building is safe. If not, we wouldn't be here.''

The Pacers went on and off their bus about three times, according to their driver, and once left the loading dock and drove to a far end of the parking lot. Olko said it was the team's decision to board the bus.

Indiana coach Rick Carlisle left it up to players to decide whether to play.

``After what we've been through earlier in the year, we need to be concerned about safety,'' Carlisle said.

The Pistons had what they called ``playoff-level security'' in place for Indiana's first game at The Palace since the Nov. 19 brawl between the teams at the arena that spilled into the stands, and back onto the court. Indiana won the infamous game 97-82.

Several Pacers mingled with the crowd before the game, signing autographs, and Jermaine O'Neal even took pictures with fans on his way to the court at halftime. O'Neal, out for the rest of the regular season with a shoulder injury, was suspended for 15 games for his role in one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history.

``There's always one or two who make the whole place look bad, but I'm fine with Detroit,'' O'Neal said.

Jackson, who was suspended for 30 games after swinging at fans in the stands, had 12 points and was booed every time he touched the ball.

After the pregame drama, the game was dull -- until a confrontation with 5:50 left.

Detroit's Ben Wallace fouled Scot Pollard at the top of the key, then Pollard lightly swung an elbow at Wallace's chest. Wallace responded with harsh words and the two were face to face before being separated. Pollard was called for a technical.

The fracas in November started when Ron Artest fouled Wallace, and Wallace reacted with a hard, two-handed shove to Artest's chin. Artest was suspended for the season for charging into the stands after being hit with a full cup.

With 1:59 left in the game Friday night, fans were fighting each other in the upper section of the lower level and one man was carried out of the seating area by several security guards.

Fans were permitted to buy alcohol until after the third quarter, following the usual policy.

The 22,076 spectators in the arena were never told why there was a delay.

Shortly before the scheduled 8:10 p.m. start, the public address announcer told the fans ``due to unforeseen circumstances,'' the game would be delayed.

``Everyone else knew what was going on before we did,'' Megan Tessmai of Davison said. ``I called a friend of mine in Flint and he had just seen on TV that there was a bomb threat in the Pacers locker room. So we were the last ones to know.''

While the Pacers were getting on and off their bus, the Pistons lingered in their locker room and a room where their families gather.

``To be honest, I was hoping the game would get changed to another day, because I was getting tired,'' Detroit's Tayshaun Prince said. ``I was falling asleep back here.''

The NBA playoffs start April 23. If they started now, Detroit would play Indiana in the first round, one season after the Pistons beat the Pacers in the conference finals before winning the title.


ugh I didnt think this could get any lower but it did