Other Voices: Detroit exposes fragile NBA
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If the global marketing miracle known as the NBA has finally come to face the fragile rapport it has with its core audience at home in the United States, let it be said that the Palace of
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Last week&#39;s basketball brawl in Detroit, triggered by an on-court fight that spilled into the stands when a fan tossed a drink, has set the sports world buzzing.
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The latest auto industry upheaval may indicate that DetroitÂs basic business strategy is irrevocably broken.
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That&#39;s about the only way to describe the melee that broke out near the end of Detroit&#39;s 97-82 loss to Indiana on Friday night.
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Now we know why the Detroit Pistons made it look so easy last June. Not just because of their defense or Chauncey Billups&#39; jump shots or Larry Brown.
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DETROIT The city of Detroit is trying to overcome its latest black eye after a brawl between NBA players and fans. One woman says she thinks Friday&#39;s melee reemphasizes the stereotypes many people have about Detroit.
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A banner week that began with victories against Detroit, Washington and the Nets â all without the injured Stephon Marbury â turned sour Friday night.
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The Pistons ended up on the wrong side of history Tuesday night at the Charlotte Coliseum. They became the first defending NBA champion to lose to an expansion team since
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Detroit started to resemble the NBA championship team it was last season with some key parts back on the scene.
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Republic sports columnist Paola Boivin sounds like she is too close to the NBA players. It is not the fans, Paola. Of course, the behavior of the fans in Detroit was inexcusable, but Ron Artest is given one directive from the NBA: Do not enter the stands.
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Not everything that ails the NBA is solved by the rest-of-the-season suspension of the Indiana Pacers&#39; Ron Artest. It would be irresponsible to suggest anybody should have foreseen a brawl coming.
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AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- Ben Wallace and the Detroit Pistons displayed the type of suffocating defense that led them to the NBA title last season.
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The NBA spent a lot of time Saturday criticizing Detroit and Indiana players for their actions in Friday night&#39;s brawl. Much more quietly, they probably
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LeBron James barely got to play at the Summer Olympics. Last night, he showed Detroit coach Larry Brown that may have been a big mistake.
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DETROIT _ Lindsey Hunter wouldn't talk about it. Flip Saunders insisted he hadn't thought about it _ and looked like he wanted to catch the next plane out of the interview session.  Hunter and Saunders are two of the nicest men in the NBA.
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T he suspensions were handed out. The blame was finally quantified. Never again will anyone have to stare at another replay of that ugly NBA brawl while wondering what the varying degrees of culpability are
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In the moments after his winning layup carved through the heart of Detroitâs defense, LeBron James said he felt emotionally and physically depleted.