Five Pacers and Pistons fans charged in brawl

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?cnn=yes

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) -- Five Indiana Pacers players and five Detroit Pistons fans were charged Wednesday in one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history -- a melee last month that broke out on the basketball court and spread to the stands.

[DBlack]

Hopefully this can be the beggining of the end to this ugly chapter in Pro Sports.

[naskiecenye]

well when you do the crime you have to do the time but i do hope that the fans that were involved get in trouble too because its just not fair the fans are going to su

[slickbitty]

definately need to get punished...assault is assault no matter who commited the offense. like stern said, it's a breakdown in basic human civility.

[MochaLove37]

Originally Posted by dBlack

Hopefully this can be the beggining of the end to this ugly chapter in Pro Sports.

I agree with ya there Dblack. Hopefully is right.

[msqueen]

I believe they should be punished because they had no business throwing chairs and cups at the players. That was disrespectful no matter how mad you feel you get! Let me throw a cup at you and see what you do. I'd be up in those stands too! lol

[JamieC]

That's what they get!!! First it was the Hockey daddys.. Now it's the 'friggin' NBA.. Next thing ya know somebody is gonna get hit over the head with a bowling ball, a bowling pin, or a golf ball. LOL.. grow up sportsmen.. let's play fair here. LHM!! :mad:

[It's Meeee]

Wow, well I'm just glad they are being fair and getting everybody involved. Not just the players but the fans. Actually, it's rather shocking that they would get the 'fans' in that all of them were white. With their track record, I thought the 'race' card would surely be played. I mean after all, when this first broke, all you heard the commentators start disgustingly hurling was, 'that's Detroit for you.' I notice they shut that aspect of their criticism up when all those involved in the melee were found to be 'white' suburbanites.

Anyway, all in all, glad to see that they were fair enough to charge 'all' involved.

[slickbitty]

Because 80% of the NBA is black. How could they not play the race card?
It's all about personal accountablity...the players, the fans....everyone involved. i've said it once and i'll say it again....just because you can kick someones *** doesn't mean you should....