The fans are totally at fault. Their own guy started it. The Pacers just tried to end it. Kudos to Artest for nailing that fata*S fan in the Pistons jersey. BTW I am not a fan of eiter team. Just good entertainment.
I get sick of these hand-wringing announcers saying "Its a sad day for the NBA" . Hell-no it isn't . This is what legends are made of. People here in the Syracuse area still grimace when they hear the name Tommy Heinsohn and we haven't had a team in 40 yrs. Stuff like this is what these same announcers say that make up the grand tapestry of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry.
This will be a great payday for the NBA, despite the hyprocritical posturing we will see from David Stern in the next two days. Ratings for Detroit-Indiana for the next 2 yrs are going to go thru the roof.
Exactly, right. This is definitely what legends are made of.
And the fact is, there's been worse in sports and worse figures than these "rapper thugs" as so many racists on this board like to talk about.