brawl brawl colloquially known palace altercation occurred national_basketball_association nba game november palace auburn hills michigan associated_press called infamous brawl nba history minute left game fight broke court players fight broken fan threw drink stands player lying scorer table entered crowd sparked massive brawl players fans stretched court game nba suspended players total games led million salary lost players players charged assault eventually sentenced year probation community service fans faced criminal charges banned attending home games life fight led nba increase security players fans limit sale alcohol games brawl meeting teams previous season won games route nba title bad boys era late 1980s early 1990s caused game receive hype media fans having won games row came game record defending champions began season game televised nationally espn local broadcast detroit nbc affiliate respectively game like previous meetings teams dominated defense got quick start opening point lead seven minutes halftime managed cut lead trailing points halftime opened quarter run ended beating heading fourth quarter started quarter consecutive point field goals cut lead field goals pushed lead remaining essentially putting away despite score near end game key players teams remained game led point effort scored quarter double double points rebounds points assists career high steals hamilton led points recorded double double despite managed shoot field altercation brawl began seconds remaining game indiana led hard ron known head attempt wallace later said warned hit wallace responded face hands causing players teams quickly attempted wallace separated coach concerned fights nba rarely lasted seconds altercation lay scorer table relax putting speak radio broadcaster microphone live recalled broadcasting team knew personality way going open situation president later stated following advice received calm avoid trouble volatile situation unsuccessfully attempting break confrontation prepared players game resumed calling game espn believed wallace ejected opinion ejected shouting players situation expressed concern ejected wallace walk past bench trigger incident ninety seconds wallace teams players coaches attempting calm wallace prince player team leave bench entire incident automatically eligible game lying table wallace threw causing briefly stand held coaches spectator threw plastic cup diet hitting chest jumped table ran stands grabbed man mistakenly believed responsible stood try hold effort suffering fractured head jackson followed stands punched fan face retaliation man throwing drink face restrained spectators players wallace numerous personnel including radio analyst player quickly entered stands retrieve jackson break fighting green punched twice head brother david jones fans began throwing drinks objects number fans court walked stands confronted fans ran court punched face causing intervene pushing away fans fell ground struck head stood punched jaw running start slipping liquid falling backwards causing witnesses espn reporter executive briefly fear kill later claimed asked leave arena earlier night known security claims wanted fight nba player order receive compensation miller pulled away fans scene chaotic outnumbered arena security struggled order police plans handle disorders officers arena unprepared players entering stands coach said game felt like fighting life reporter attempted stop entering stands recalled player went like butter nba commissioner watching game recalled said holy mouths swear word later said bad looked times worse person assistant coach compared situation trapped type scene fans lions trying escape lives felt exit fight way players children audience cried fear shock stood near ball boy son protect remaining seconds game called awarded win fans indiana players escorted court officials security continued throw objects including folding chair nearly hit walked tunnel locker room players team spoke media leaving arena eventually police officers able arena threatening wouldn leave spectators injured taken hospital locker room nearly got fight coaches trying players defending asked jackson thought players trouble jackson responded lucky job conversation convinced amazed jackson wasn right mind ask question police entered locker room arrests team rushed bus refused police decided protect left arena later contact team reviewing game film outside arena dozens police cruisers lining roads parking lots charges november nba suspended jackson wallace indefinitely saying actions shocking following day nba announced players suspended total eventually games games players games players seen fighting fans nba stated wouldn suspended incident occurred players attempting leave floor given longest suspension suspended remainder nba season suspension eventually totaled games regular season subsequent playoff games longest suspension court incident nba history players suspended lost excess million salary losing million week following announcement players union appealed jackson saying thought commissioner stern exceeded authority jackson felt despite losing millions players fortunate stern expelled league federal upheld length reduced games nba appealed decision reduce suspension federal court december judge issued temporary injunction allowing play hearing held nba appeal played games nba case brought brooklyn new_york december nba argued terms stern absolute authority hand hear appeals court incidents judge ruled behavior court incident arbitration allowed rights reduce suspension despite successful appeal appeals reduce jackson legal charges green identified county prosecutor neighbor november owner banned attending events palace properties including palace auburn hills revoked season tickets issued green previous criminal convictions including carrying concealed weapon assault drunken driving convictions court ordered probation conviction time brawl december indiana players fans brother charged assault battery player threw usher scorer table attempting enter stands spectator green said single brawl throwing cup liquid charged counts jackson charged count fans including received count charge fans entered court fight charged prior criminal convictions charged assault throwing chair fans involved banned attending games march pleaded contest assault charge throwing chair sentenced years probation ordered pay convicted sentenced year probation community service punching guard players charged pleaded contest charges september jackson sentenced year probation hours community service fine anger management counseling week later harrison received sentence october johnson player charged received similar sentence ordered serve hours community service march jury found green guilty count assault battery punching stands acquitted assault charge throwing cup green sentenced days jail years probation november issued letter green informing banned life attending home games orders nba ban extend events palace auburn hills aftermath public reaction nba players coaches said brawl worst fight seen fans began refer team ceo later stated action took away physical barriers tables benches normally separate fans players reporter claimed way provoked forthcoming assault lying post game commentary espn espn studio analysts laid blame fans instead players espn referred fans bunch said fans crossed line stated fans arrested far concerned commentary prompted espn vice president place calls host analysts smith felt commentary biased following tuesday stated wish studio hadn laid blame solely backs fans friday night significant portion media criticism directed fans voters espn poll believed fans blame incident commentators said players involved blame events brawl played time brawl december indianapolis won incidents jackson played played game reduced suspension games months later february nba imposed new security guidelines nba arenas new policies included size limit alcohol purchases hard cap alcoholic purchases individual person ban alcohol sales end quarter later ordered team security guards players fans march played palace time brawl game delayed minutes series bomb threats aimed locker room game eventually started explosives found key figures original incident missed game suspended injured shoulder game stopped game winning streak win playoffs detroit entered second seed indiana sixth defeated philadelphia games upset seed seven games teams met second round went ahead games clinched series games straight wins eliminating indiana detroit defeated miami heat seven games advanced lost seven games serving suspension rest season returned beginning season playing games demanded traded injured list said demands straw players fought brawl help teammate felt betrayed jackson later said career line going stands fighting lost million thank month inactivity indiana traded sacramento kings faced time fight november finally return detroit january kings loss constantly unusual incidents year stop season signed winning nba championship apologized jackson young stating feel like guys chance win guys feel like september legally changed season players suspended brawl original team signed free agent later traded rejoined august players involved traded teams players minus retired advanced straight brawl straight overall making team 1980s advance straight conference finals won championship streak losing playoffs failed finish season missed playoffs straight seasons season believe brawl consequences ruined potential championship team cause attempted rebuild obtaining character guys players november fans helped begin brawl appeared espn talked incident changes green recounted alcohol problem time effort deal said apologized months earlier wished work type community service detroit
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