Tarzan: In 04, if I am not banned, we will enter the finals for 3 consecutive years & win at least 2 championships
Live Bar, November 6th today, former NBA players updated Twitter Metta World Peace.
Tarzan wrote: “If I hadn’t been banned in 2004, we would probably have entered the finals for 3 consecutive years and won at least 2 rings. At the same time, my average score will be 20 + for at least 3 years, which is a lot for me, and the walkers are great.”
On November 19, 2004 (local time), in the match between the piston and Pacers at home, a group fight with the largest scale, the heaviest punishment and the worst influence in NBA broke out so far, which was called the group fight in Auburn mountain palace.
David Stern, then president of NBA, issued the harshest ticket in history:
On the Pacers side, Metta World Peace was banned for the whole season (73 regular season games +13 playoff games), Stephen Jackson was banned for 30 games, jemain O’Neal was banned for 25 games (then reduced to 15 games), Anthony Johnson was banned for 5 games, and Reggie Miller (not playing) was banned for 1 game.
In terms of the piston, Ben Wallace was banned for 6 matches because he did not directly participate in the fight. Billups, Derek Coleman and Eldon Campbell were all banned for 1 match. At the same time, due to the unfavorable security measures, more than a dozen guards in opburn mountain palace were fired.
In addition to the ban, Metta World Peace, Stephen Jackson and Jamain O’Neal were sued by the court for directly participating in the group fight. All three were sentenced to a one-year inspection period, 60-hour community service and a fine of $250, and anger counseling.
(Pig of the Ninth Five-Year Plan)