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The "Malice at the Palace" (also known as the Pacers–Pistons brawl) [2] [3] was a fight involving both players and fans that occurred during a National Basketball Association (NBA) game between the Indiana Pacers and the defending champion Detroit Pistons on November 19, 2004, at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
At the end of the game, with 45.9 seconds left, Pacers player Ron Artest fouled Pistons player Ben Wallace, leading to a confrontation between the teams on the court. Artest went to lay down on the scorers table where he was then struck with a drink that had been thrown by a Pistons fan.
The NBA was already tired of low-scoring games when Ron Artest charged into the Palace stands 20 years ago. The melee changed NBA. ... The Malice at the Palace didn’t start the trend, but it ...
Metta Sandiford-Artest [1] (born Ronald William Artest Jr.; November 13, 1979), previously legally named Metta World Peace, is an American former professional basketball player who played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Under the name Ron Artest, he played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm.
The post Metta Sandiford-Artest and Ben Wallace make peace 17 years after ‘Malice at the Palace’ appeared first on TheGrio. ... Detroit Pistons player Ben Wallace and Indiana Pacer Ron Artest ...
It was ten years ago today that The Palace of Auburn Hills erupted into mayhem as players fought with players, players fought with fans, fans fought with fans, and eventually everybody got into ...
Towards the end of a blowout over the Pistons (who had eliminated the Pacers in the previous year's Eastern Conference finals) at The Palace of Auburn Hills, the Pacers' Ron Artest committed a hard foul against Ben Wallace. Wallace retaliated by pushing Artest, and Artest ran over to the scorer's table and laid atop it in order to prevent ...
Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, is well known as the centerpiece of one of the most unforgettable moments in NBA history — jumping into the stands to fight a fan in the iconic ...