Friday Feature: The Plight of the Black Athlete

By Melva N. Lloyd 

Sports fan or no sports fan, just about everyone remembers the infamous brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills six years ago during a Detroit Pistons-Indiana Pacers game; less than a minute left in the fourth quarter, Pistons center Ben Wallace took a hard foul from resident bad boy Ron Artest of the Pacers.  Chaos ensued and before we knew it an all out smack down was taking place.  Players from both teams left the bench to take part in the melee and if that wasn’t shocking enough Artest, with the help of teammates Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O’Neal, made their way into the stands to fight with fans. Continue reading

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