VERY misleading headline. It was more like fans brawl with Pacers. And what about that thug Ben Wallace?? If anything he instigated the whole thing. Unbelievable. They ought to call it "When Fans Attack". If anyone here wants to solely condemn the Pacer players for this---think again. When you're being physically assaulted by an arena of 20,000+ (beer bottles thrown at you, chairs being thrown at you, fans wandering out on the court and throwing punches, attacking you from behind)---how would you react?
It might be a good idea to leave.
[)---how would you react?]
Like a professional and left the arena.
There was no beer bottles involved. It was a little lightweight, plactic party cup.
The players acted like criminal thugs. The people injured, the innocent that were punched and attacked, including the woman laying on her back on the floor are going to sue everyone affiliated with this stadium, and this sport. This is going to hurt this sport real bad.
>"It was more like fans brawl with Pacers..."<
-Players under NBA rules, are NOT to go into the stands after fans.
Furthemore this melee started on the court. These guys are a bunch of gang-banger-rapstar wanna-bes.
Think not? Artest has a rap album out; his NEW career, because he's suspended indefinitly.
Now he can RAP about bi+c#es and Ho's.
Good riddence.
Sorry, that is not what I saw. I saw both teams go berserk. Then they spilled it over to the fans. Both teams need to be shuit out of this season and not allowed to continue.. I have seen this type of sportsmanship twice this year, this one and the presidential election. Phooy on them all.