The date was Nov. 19, 2004. A day in NBA history, more than 13 years ago, that will forever live in infamy as one of the league's darkest events, as the then-defending champion Detroit Pistons hosted the Indiana Pacers at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Late in the fourth quarter, with the game already decided, the largest and most notorious brawl in league history took place and was dubbed the Malice at the Palace.
Many NBA fans remember the events on that day going down just like it was yesterday, while many other fans might be too young to remember what happened or weren't even born yet.
Luckily, according to an Instagram post by former Pacers forward Stephen Jackson on Friday night, it appears that there is a documentary in the works involving himself along with some of the players caught in the melee.
“Just talked to my brothers by proof not by talk. Nobody can tell the story better than us. We putting it together “The Brawl” coming soon. Some will understand some won’t. It’s time,” Jackson said.
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Officials had to call the game with 45.9 seconds remaining after the fight between both teams spilled into the stands. Once fans got involved by throwing things at the players near the scorer's table, pretty much all hell broke loose.
To refresh your memory, here is a video that was posted on YouTube that shows the entire chaotic situation unfold from start to finish.
As a result, Pacers forward Ron Artest — who now, of course, goes by Metta World Peace after he legally changed his name in September of 2011 — was suspended for the remainder of the regular season and postseason, Stephen Jackson was suspended for 30 games, and Jermaine O'Neal got 15 games.
For the Pistons, four-time All-Star center Ben Wallace was suspended for six games for his role in the brawl and was the only Detroit player to be suspended for more than one game.
