I remember being a little kid watching SportCenter on my tiny kitchen TV eating cereal before school and seeing the highlights from the "Malice In The Palace" and not believing my eyes. I remember them showing Ron Artest swinging on that fan in the stands repeatedly and thinking I've never seen anything like this in my life. Luckily it hasn't happened again
I really enjoyed the interviews with the players and people involved and respect them for telling their side. It was super easy to judge Artest and O'Neal at the time but man seeing how small they looked compared to a crowd of 30k+ people I'm sure it was a scary and threatening place to be. Obviously it shouldn't have happened in the first place but once something like that goes down all bets are off. Mob mentality is crazy. I was at the Kenmore Square riots after the Red Sox completed the greatest comeback in baseball history against the Yankees in 2004. Once one or two people start fighting or breaking things in a fueled up crowd it's like a chain reaction. Basic common sense is out the window.
Definitely a must watch for any basketball fan and people who enjoy documentaries.
SweeZ.
I really enjoyed the interviews with the players and people involved and respect them for telling their side. It was super easy to judge Artest and O'Neal at the time but man seeing how small they looked compared to a crowd of 30k+ people I'm sure it was a scary and threatening place to be. Obviously it shouldn't have happened in the first place but once something like that goes down all bets are off. Mob mentality is crazy. I was at the Kenmore Square riots after the Red Sox completed the greatest comeback in baseball history against the Yankees in 2004. Once one or two people start fighting or breaking things in a fueled up crowd it's like a chain reaction. Basic common sense is out the window.
Definitely a must watch for any basketball fan and people who enjoy documentaries.
SweeZ.