The Perpetual NBA Thread

**Cardo818** · November 20th, 2004 05:23 PM

Stephen Jackson helps Artest, lands a solid one on the fans kisser

From cnnsi:
A man in a Pistons jersey approached Artest on the court with fists raised, shouting at him. Artest punched him in the face, knocking the man to the floor before leaving the court. Artest was pulled away, and the fan charged back. O'Neal stepped in and punched the man.

**Cardo818** · November 20th, 2004 05:23 PM

Artest throws a right... Bullseye!

Fan gets up, Oneal cometh

**Cardo818** · November 20th, 2004 05:24 PM

Ouch! Another hard one

Fan goes down

**ILuvDetailing** · November 20th, 2004 09:10 PM

IMO Big Ben just snapped cuz his team is being blown out. I wonder how many games Artest, O'neal, and Wallace will miss.

**ssaloon** · November 20th, 2004 09:30 PM

stephen jackson pa dahil may sinapak din siya na fan.

siguro di kasing serious yung penalty kay big ben dahil di na siya involved sa rumble with the fans.

**estong_bulutong** · November 20th, 2004 10:11 PM

hehehe start na ng replay ngayon sa solar sports... sana 4th qtr na agad.... hehehe saka sana hindi i-cut ung brawl....

:D

**empy** · November 21st, 2004 12:45 AM

yes, watch the whole thing from start to finish and decide who's to blame.

personally, i feel that ben wallace was at fault for the initial basketball confrontation. but that happens all the time. no one got hurt, everybody cooled down, and it was going to be no big deal (maybe 1-2 game suspensions)

but the fans turned it into a riot, the fans crossed the line, and while it's sad to see the players respond in an ugly manner, i don't blame them one bit.

between the NBA, NFL and baseball, i attend at least 30 sporting events every year. fans in the US are truly over the line these days. they act like drunken fools, verbally abuse players with language you wouldn't believe, and even fight each other.

i take my son to each and every game, and while i tell him to ignore all the stupidity that happens, i know that he can't. the players (even the crazy ones like Artest) actually act with admirable restraint and patience.

but like all young men, they have to be able to keep their dignity and pride too. i thought about it myself and i don't think of a single situation where if somebody (anybody!) threw a full cup of beer in my face, that i wouldn't respond exactly like Ron Artest did.

THE FANS ARE TO BLAME. AND EVERYONE WHO DID THIS CRAP DESERVED TO GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE. idiots.

**baiskee** · November 21st, 2004 02:03 AM

Originally posted by M54 Powered

THE FANS ARE TO BLAME. AND EVERYONE WHO DID THIS CRAP DESERVED TO GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE. idiots.

hehe...na imagine ko lang yung fan na nasuntok ni artest and o'neal. di ko lang nga napanuod, sayang....sana i-replay ulit.

malamang basag yung mukha nun...but for sure yayaman yan because of charges he will file. instant millionaire ang mokong.:D

**van_wilder** · November 21st, 2004 02:24 AM

kung hindi nag-overeact si ben wallace sana walang gulo... lecheng mga fans nakisali! kahit sino naman siguro pagbinato ng bote ng beer o kahit tubig lang magwawala diba... baliw lang ata hindi magagalit... kawawa nga si o'neal nun palabas na siya eh binuhusan pa... may nagulpi ba sa pacers? kasi parang may binubugbog yun mga fans eh...

in the end kawawa yun management kasi sila magsuffer dahil ilan games yun mamimiss ng players... yun taga-linis, wala naman siyang ginawa para magextra kalat yun mga tao. yun mga fans, dahil masmayaman pa rin yun mga players sa kanila...

**kimpOy** · November 21st, 2004 09:22 AM

from sports.yahoo.com/nba

imeline of the Pacers-Pistons brawl

Here is a look at the series of events in the brawl Friday night involving the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons and fans in Auburn Hills, Mich. The game was stopped when order could not be restored.

-- Indiana's Ron Artest fouls Detroit's Ben Wallace as he goes in for a layup with 45.9 seconds left and the Pacers leading 97-82.

-- Wallace wheels around and delivers a hard, two-handed shove to Artest's chin, which leads to pushing and shoving with several players near midcourt.

-- Artest lies on the scorer's table with his hands behind his head, looking relaxed. Wallace tries to get at Artest, but is held back by teammates and coaches.

-- As players shout at each other, Wallace throws a wristband toward Artest, who stands up briefly before lying back down on the scorer's table.

-- An unidentified fan near midcourt hits Artest in the face with a cup filled with ice and a beverage.

-- Artest storms into the stands and attacks a fan that he thinks hurled the cup at him.

-- Indiana's Stephen Jackson joins his teammate in the seats and starts throwing punches.

-- David Harrison, Eddie Gill and Fred Jones of the Pacers, Detroit's Rasheed Wallace and former Piston Rick Mahorn try to break up the fight between Pacers and fans, who land their share of punches.

-- Back on the court near Indiana's bench, Artest punches a fan wearing a Pistons jersey who walks toward him. After another fan tries to tackle Artest, Jermaine O'Neal runs toward the fan and lands a vicious right hand to his face.

-- Pacers players and coaches leave the floor and are showered with beer, popcorn and assorted debris, including a folding chair.

-- Indiana's Jamaal Tinsley tries to go back on the court, holding a metal dust pan over his head, but is turned back to the locker room.