The Auburn Hills Palace was in absolute chaos, but sports fans across America were thrilled.
The scene was just too explosive.
The Wallace brothers' faces were bloodied, with blood streaming down. Artest's and Stephen Jackson's jerseys were torn to shreds. Over on the other side, Jermaine O'Neal's eye was swollen, and Prince's lip was split.
As for the other players who got involved in the melee, you couldn't tell if they were trying to break up the fight or just fighting themselves.
'In short, with things having escalated this far, what's the harm in getting a couple of kicks in amid the chaos?'
It took the three referees a tremendous amount of effort, with the help of security, to finally separate everyone. The coaches from both teams rushed to the front lines of the brawl, repeatedly yelling, "Calm down! Calm down!"
But how the hell were they supposed to calm down?
