Brawling basketball players pummel fans
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The world of professional basketball was in uproar yesterday after nine players were suspended for joining in the most riotous brawl since the sport became a fixture on US television.
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The NBA players' union filed an appeal Tuesday on behalf of Indiana Pacers Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal, who were suspended for their roles in a brawl with Detroit Pistons fans last week.
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First, it was uniformed players throwing punches with fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills during the Pistons-Pacers game Friday night.
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Indiana's Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charged into the stands and fought with fans in the final minute of their game against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, and the brawl forced an early and ugly end to the Pacers' 97-82 win.
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Indiana Pacers player Ron Artest&#39;s charging into the stands after a fan who allegedly threw a beer at him Friday, as a fight between members of the
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The NBA commissioner was on the mark with his discipline, if not a little too easy. Friday night saw one of the most appalling displays of sports-induced violence in recent history when a brawl erupted between
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Five Indiana Pacers players and five Detroit Pistons fans are expected to be charged with assault today in a brawl that broke out on the court last month and spilled into the stands at The Palace of Auburn Hills, according to news reports.
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&quot;Most fans don&#39;t understand the sport,&quot; he said. &quot;They want to see two guys get in there and be Rock-em Sock-em Robots until somebody gets knocked out.
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Fans, players and personnel in the Palace at Auburn Hills escaped serious injuries in the wild fracas that enveloped the arena late in Friday&#39;s game between the Pacers and Pistons, but there&#39;s no denying that sports received another nasty black eye.
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Members of the Indiana Pacers gave the league a black eye Friday when they charged into the stands at the Palace of Auburn Hills and fought with Detroit Pistons fans, so Stern hit them with a blow that was even more fierce.
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Criminal charges have been laid against five Indiana Pacers basketball players and five fans over a brawl at an NBA game last month.
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Five Pacers and five Pistons fans were charged with assault and battery for their role in what authorities described as one of the worst brawls in US sports history.
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TV Reports showcasing the brawl between the players and the fans came as a shock to the watching public. And NBA has taken strong actions by suspending four players involved for an indefinite period.
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Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest gets back on the court after going into the stands after fans during a brawl with the Detroit Pistons with just 45.9 seconds left in the game Friday, Nov. 19, 2004, in Auburn Hills, Mich.
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Can&#39;t we all just get along? I mean this is getting ridiculously way out of hand. For those who haven&#39;t watched any TV in the last five days, a fight broke out in an NBA
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The National Basketball Association suspended Indiana's Ron Artest and three others following an ugly skirmish where Pacer players fought with Detroit fans.
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Prosecutors issued assault and battery charges here against five National Basketball Association players and five spectators, with jail time possible for their actions in a November brawl.