As Magic Johnson guessed, the Eastern Conference Finals between the Pacers and Pistons quickly became a hot spot in the United States, not only the NBA and the sports sector, it can be said that the entire American media reported what happened in this game with front-page headlines the next day, which was the largest on-court group brawl in NBA history, in a game that was broadcast live to the world, 8 of the 10 players on both sides on the court participated in the group brawl, The Pistons' Ron Artest was even beaten to a concussion and went into shock on the spot, and it was almost impossible to touch it easily after such a serious group fight.

"This is the ugliest game I've ever seen, the two strongest teams in the Eastern Conference should have contributed a good matchup to all the fans who follow them, and the protagonists of this game should also be Richard Hamilton, who scored 45 points, and Nn Hilario, who scored 24 points and 21 rebounds, but unfortunately, the group in the first 5 minutes of this game ruined all this, especially to my surprise Meng Xu, when he knocked down Ron Artest and Ben Wallace with consecutive punches, There was only one thought in my head at the time, which was that this guy shouldn't be on the NBA court, and the best place for him was BA, and his opponents should be Mike Tyson and Evant Holyfield. ”

"If the league doesn't deal with what happened yesterday, there's a good chance that the reputation that the NBA has built up over 50 years will be ruined!"

A number of NBA coaches, including Phil Jackson, Adelman, Pat Riley, and Jeff Van Gundy, also spoke out with various media outlets, and severely condemned everything that happened in the game between the Pacers and Pistons, especially Meng Xu, who knocked down Ron Artest and Ben Wallace one after another, became the target of public criticism and was heavily criticized by a group of famous coaches with different intentions.

It is said that after the group fight, NBA President David Stern urgently convened a group of NBA executives to discuss how to minimize the impact of this matter, but under the of Phil Jackson and others, it is impossible for David Stern to show mercy to his subordinates, although the NBA issued this fine can be called the most in history, but after the release of this ticket, it still caused huge controversy.

Pistons small forward Ron Artest was suspended for 10 games and fined $100,000, Jermaine O'Neal and Rasheed Wallace, two fierce men who fought half the court, were suspended for five games and fined $80,000, and the remaining Meng Xu, James Posey, Tony Allen, Ben Wallace, and Chauncey Billups were all suspended for three games and fined $50,000.

8 players were banned for a total of 45 games and fined $510,000, both the number of bans and the amount of fines are the largest in NBA history, but after this fine was released, public opinion in the United States was in an uproar, there is no doubt that in their opinion, the NBA league's punishment of Meng Xu was too light, Meng Xu was beaten into a concussion, shocked on the spot, and now Ron Artest, who is still lying in the hospital, was banned for 10 games, while Meng Xu was only banned for 3 games, Although the fuse of this group fight was caused by Ron Artest's attack on Meng Xu, the knockout of Ron Artest, and the bruised and swollen Meng Xu who knocked out Ron Artest, and beat Ben Wallace with a bruised nose and swollen face, were banned for 3 games, and the penalty of $50,000 was obviously too light.

"Ron is to blame for what happened to him, and he deserves the ban and fine, but what does it mean to beat Ron to a concussion and ban Ben's bloodied executioner for 3 games?"

"I'm not questioning the league's decision, I just want every player to be treated fairly, and we won't forget, Mr. David Stern, who has stressed time and time again, that this is a healthy, green, just league!"

"Ron is still lying in a hospital bed, and the executioner hasn't called Ron until now, he should apologize to Ron for what he did!"

Joe Dumas, as the president of the Pistons, held a press conference after the league's punishment was released, expressing support for the league's punishment decision, and also took the opportunity to express his dissatisfaction with the league's obvious favoritism, but before the league could respond, Jordan, who had always been unhappy with the Pistons, jumped out and mocked Joe Dumas, what Joe Dumas and the Pistons also owe themselves an apology.

"Xiao Xu, the current trend of public opinion is very unfavorable to you." Soon after the group fight, Meng Xu and others were told by Larry Bird to keep a low profile at this time and not to add fuel to the fire with a big mouth, so after the alliance announced the punishment of Meng Xu, Meng Xu has been nesting at home, sweating in the gym, and He Hui, as a virtuous helper, has always been by Meng Xu's side except for contacting some public relations.

"Didn't Larry just say that the league will not change the penalty decision, as long as I keep a low profile for a while, the storm will naturally pass, so we don't need to worry too much about the attitude of these media." Putting down the dumbbell in his hand, Meng Xu walked to He Hui's side and sat down, took her hand and signaled her not to worry, Larry Bird and the Simon Brothers, the owner of the Pacers, are in the PR league top and sponsors, and He Hui is also washing the floor for Meng Xu through the Internet, so this storm will pass soon.

"I'm more worried about the next game now." In the last game, because all the players involved in the group were ejected, Rick Carlisle and Larry Brown had to use the bench to finish the game, and after a hard-fought overtime, the Pistons defeated the Pacers 93-91 at home to make it 2-2.

On the Pistons, the team's defensive pillar Ben Wallace and outside defensive gate Ron Artest, as well as the team's organizational core Chauncey Billups, were all suspended, but Richard Hamilton, as the Pistons' leading scorer, was spared, and the Pacers, the impact of the suspension was obviously greater, after Meng Xu, Jermaine O'Neal, and James Posey were collectively absent, the Pacers no longer had any advantage in the face of the Pistons,