On November 14, 2004, more than 22,000 people were in attendance of one of the most gruesome scenes the NBA has ever seen.
Everyone knows what happened, but what nobody knows is what might have happened if Ron was actually able to keep his cool. What if the chubby white guy decided not to throw his cup? What if Ron didn't foul Ben Wallace with less than a minute to go? How might have the Indiana Pacers season gone had "The Brawl" not taken place?
The repercussions of that night led to nine players being suspended without pay for a total of 146 games, which led to $10 million in salary being lost by the players. Five players were also charged with assault, and all five were eventually sentenced to a year on probation and community service.
The Pacers' were hit hard with the aftermath of this event. Ron Artest was suspended for the rest of the season (73 regular season games) while Stephen Jackson was suspended for 30 regular season games for his role in the brawl. Jermaine O'Neal was also given a 25 game suspension, which was later reduced to 15 games.
All of the other suspensions were just for one game or five at the most.
The Pacers had their sig ...
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