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Brawl at the Palace lives in infamy
(AP)
Updated: 2005-11-18 08:53
Timeline of events surrounding the brawl
A look at the Nov. 19, 2004, brawl involving the Indiana Pacers, Detroit
Pistons and fans in Auburn Hills, Mich., and its aftermath:
- Indiana 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 rests 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.
- A 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 he thinks hurled the
cup.
- 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. Jermaine O'Neal lands a vicious right
hand to a fan's face.
- Pacers players and coaches leave the floor and are showered with beer,
popcorn and other debris, and a folding chair is hurled toward them.
- Indiana's Jamaal Tinsley tries to go back on the court, holding a dust pan
over his head, but is turned back to the locker room.
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