“Oh and Wallace, right at Artest! This has potential to be serious if they don’t get between!” yells NBA on ESPN commentator Mike Breen (Malice At The Palace - Pistons vs Pacers 2004 | The Worst Night In NBA History | NBA Highlights HD.). An already rough history, a hard-fought game, and high-fueled tempers would result in one of the most unbelievably shocking and infamous moments in sports history on the night of November 19, 2004. It was known that these two teams already did not like each other because of an ugly past and many expected a rough game filled with hard fouls and possible small skirmishes or arguments between players. For the most part, however, it was expected to be not much different from the other eighty-one regular season …show more content…
In addition to being rivals in the Central Division of the NBA’s Eastern Conference, the two teams had met in the Eastern Conference Finals the previous season (Abrams). It had been a series filled with heated emotions and was best remembered for a violent, flagrant foul committed on Rip Hamilton of the Pistons by Pacers forward Ron Artest in which he delivered a swift forearm to Hamilton’s face (Ron Artest Forearms Richard Hamilton in the Face- Full Sequence). And, though the Pistons would go on to win the seven-game series in six games, and eventually the NBA Finals, the Pacers spent the offseason believing that they had the better team and were simply hindered by injuries to key players Jermaine O’Neal and Jamaal Tinsley. Furthermore, aside from the Pacers’ addition of Stephen Jackson, neither team made any significant roster changes going into the 2004-05 regular season (Abrams). This allowed for much animosity and near-hatred to fester inside players on both teams. Many of the players on these teams that would be involved in the events on November 19, 2004, had been involved in previous in-game incidents and several had their fair share of off-the-court issues. Perhaps the most well-known figure from these teams was Ron Artest, now known as Metta World Peace. Artest was known as one of the league’s …show more content…
As one might imagine, the brawl in Detroit raised many questions about in-arena security and how to better identify and resolve problems with both fans and players. Security has since been vastly improved with precautions such as metal detectors, a limit on items brought into the arena, and the searching of all bags when entering (New Security Screening Procedures for Bucks Games). Additionally, the way that society views NBA players and professional athletes as a whole was completely changed as a result of the fight. People began to see players as spoiled babies who could do whatever they want. A feeling began to exist that players were thugs and had received special treatment during their trials. However, little responsibility was ever pinned by the public on the spectators who were given a free pass for throwing things at players and behaving
Rashim told Colin and Andrew that they needed to help him stand out this game. Colin said, “Rashim, we want you to go to the NBA as much you want to. We got you and we're gonna make you the MVP of this game.” Rashim knew that his friends would always be by his side to help him. The timeout was over and it was almost half-time. LaSalle was down by 8 and knew they needed to come back to stay in this game. Wissahickon missed a shot, and Andrew got the rebound and passed it to Rashim and he made a three pointer! With 4 seconds Colin got a steal and threw a bullet pass to Rashim, and he got the shot off with one second left, and he made it! The crowd was filled with excitement and cheering for Rashim. “I couldn't have gotten those points without your guys’ help,” he shouted excitedly. But the game wasn't over, and LaSalle was still
.... Players are also factors in fighting against dystopian way because it inhibits them to freely be themselves while they are playing and working in a association they worked on their whole life to get into. In other words, its bizarre to see players who are the main value in sports such as basketball, however are still able to be confined due to the authoritative power of the basketball association. Overall, since people depend heavily on social media and television, associations use their power such as imposing dress codes to present their players on television so that viewers can be aware and interested in why the NBA is trying to sell such as tickets to stadiums, clothing, and certain messages. IN result, this has lead society to fall under a dystopia, where everything is controlled by higher authority restricting thus the rights us people were first entitled too.
Ethical Rules on Sport’s Justice. Dallas: East Dallas Times, page 21. 2008. The 'Standard' of the 'Standard'. Print: Harry, Patrick Hayes.
This game was scrappy right from tip-off. Chase Coleman hit a big 3 and from that moment on the game was underway. Everything from both teams was taking place inside the painted area, Green Run seemed to be winning the battle only because they were getting the calls to send them to the free throw line. Maury did not fall far behind as they were only down four points as the quarter ended with a score of 12-8,
Everybody in Detroit called him “The Man” because he always was a leader and the to-go person in any tough moment of the game. Some people called him “The Gentleman” because he was a genuinely nice person with respect for the game and for others. Joe Dumars, a member of the legendary 1989-1990 Detroit Pistons team, once declared “He is the best player I’ve seen coming into the league for years”. Road to history was wide open for Grant, but luck had some other plans for his career. This is the story of Grant Hill, a story about having faith, patience and love for the game of basketball.
As long as there have been sports, there has been violence in them. Ice hockey, particularly due to its increasing popularity as a professional sport, has brought up several ethical issues regarding the act of fighting in hockey. There are strong arguments for both sides of this present problem in the world of hockey. Numerous male athletes, including children as young as nine years of age, have suffered injuries as an outcome of fighting and it should be considered if it should be part of a sport that very young people grow up with (Brust, Leonard, Pheley & Roberts, 1992).On the other hand, fights create excitement and the sport of hockey might grow in terms of popularity, making the problem of fighting in hockey complex and difficult to resolve (“Towards An Explanation Of Hockey Violence: A Reference Other Approach”). Even though hockey is known to be a very aggressive and fast-paced sport, the unsportsman-like action of fighting in hockey cannot longer be tolerated.
Wertheim, L. (1998). A Curious Career Phil Jackson Has Gone From Cloistered Child to Free- Spirited Player to Championship Coach. Somehow it all Seems to Fit. Sports Illustrated, 36.
For this assignment I choose to attend a Los Angeles Clippers game even though I am a big Lakers fan; mainly because it better fit into my budget and the appeal of watching this young high flying team made it seem like it was going to be a good night. Going into the game it was being dubbed as the “battle of the double-doubles” as the Minnesota Timberwolves led by Kevin Love and his 28 straight double doubles took on Blake Griffin and his 26 straight double doubles.
Lukowsky, Wes. "Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, And The Greatest Team Of All Time Conquered The World And Changed The Game Of Basketball Forever." Booklist 108.19/20 (2012): 16. Literary Reference Center. Web. 6 Mar. 2014.
The tribal police had to pull twenty or thirty adult Spokanes off the court. Coach was passionate about that game, he was furious when the referees gave 4 of his players technical fouls to please the Indian crowd. He cursed and screamed and was thrown out of the game. After the game, Coach went to see Junior in the hospital and apologized for putting him in the game, and that he should have cancelled the game completely because of the anger of the Indians that he left the reservation. He cared about his players and didn’t want them to run 50 laps of the gymnasium, he cared about their feelings while also being serious about letting them win.
Michael Jordan, or the greatest player of all time, who admitted that he was racist as a young teenager, which was reported May 7, 2014.Another case is the Donald Sterling case, which is the Los Angeles Clippers owner who was “let go” from the organization, which is very rare and unusual
March 8th, 2004 was supposed to be nothing more than a competitive and action packed regular season hockey game between feuding rivals, the Colorado Avalanche and the Vancouver Canucks. The game slipped away from the Canucks, with the Avalanche up 6-2 heading into the third period. The heated contested already had its fair share of fighting majors, but an incident that happened late in the third period shocked the more than 18,000 fans in attendance at Rogers Arena, the hockey community, and North America. After failing to instigate a fight with Avalanche forward Steve Moore, Todd Bertuzzi of the Vancouver Canucks grabbed the back of Moore’s jersey, landed a vicious punch to the back of Moore’s head, before slamming him face first on the ice and falling on top of him. Moore had to be helped off the ice on a stretcher, and has never returned to the NHL. Bertuzzi, on the other hand, was suspended for 20 games by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, and is still playing in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings. This is one of many examples of deviance in sports, and how a win-at-all costs mentality can drive athletes to act in extreme manners. As a result of the growing commercialization of sports, athletes are socialized at young ages to believe that winning is everything, and that stopping at nothing will help you succeed. Athletes will do almost anything to gain the upper hand in their respective sports, whether it is through engaging in excessive on-field violence or through the use of performance enhancing drugs, excessively committing themselves to their sport, or by violating league rules and policies. In sports, deviance is viewed in a different light than in the outside world. As professional athletes strive towards conforming to spor...
Vecsey, G. (2009, August 10). Pioneering Knick Relives The Cheers Of Long Ago. The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2014, from http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/sports/basketball/11vecsey.html?hp
The first personal traits that Coach Dale was forced to exhibit were his toughness and his assertiveness. On his first night in Hickory he met the men of town in the barbershop who were all willing to provide their experience and insight on the team and how to coach. Coach Dale had enough self confidence to know that none of these “insights” were going to help the Hickory team win basketball games and let them know they weren’t welcome by turning his back and walking out. Additionally, he was forced to demonstrate his toughness twice more on the first day of practice by telling the temporary coach, “Secondly, your days of coaching are over,” and then by standing up to the group of men after he dismissed Buddy from the team. These actions made no friends of the men; however, th...
When examining the issue of criminal acts in sports it is easy to realize that there are many places where these acts occur. The range of these acts is far more vast than just in the professional arenas. This is, however, what the public sees and hears about most often. While this is one of the major topics of this paper, criminal acts are found in all of sport ranging from professionals, to college, high school, and in youth sports, including the reaction of the fans. This paper will take an in-depth look at the four major points regarding criminal acts in sport: the acts themselves; the consequences of those acts; the possible reasons for the acts occurring; an analysis of a few major events that have occurred and the possible solutions to the problem of criminal acts in sport. In the section about fan reaction to sport, there will be an overall account of the individual acts and not personal cases due to the overload of personal events that occur.